diff --git a/Freeswitch.2012.sln.bat b/Freeswitch.2012.sln.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..342dbadb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Freeswitch.2012.sln.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+@REM this script builds freeswitch using VS2012
+@REM only one platform/configuration will be built
+@REM runs (probably only) from the commandline
+@REM usage: Freeswitch.2012.sln  [[[.*]ebug] [[.*]elease] [[.*]64] [[.*]32]]
+@REM e.g. Freeswitch.2012.sln Debug x64
+@REM      Freeswitch.2012.sln x64
+@REM 	  Freeswitch.2012.sln Debug
+@REM 	  Freeswitch.2012.sln
+
+@setlocal
+@echo on
+
+@REM default build
+@REM change these variables if you want to build differently by default
+@set configuration=Release
+@set platform=Win32
+
+
+@REM if commandline parameters contain "ebug" and/or "64 and/or 32"
+@REM set the configuration/platform to Debug and/or x64 and/or 32
+@if "%1"=="" (
+	@goto :paramsset
+)
+
+@set params=%*
+@set xparams=x%params: =%
+@if not y%xparams:ebug=%==y%xparams% (
+	set configuration=Debug
+)
+
+@if not x%xparams:64=%==x%xparams% (
+	set platform=x64
+)
+
+@if not x%xparams:32=%==x%xparams% (
+	set platform=Win32
+)
+
+@if not y%xparams:elease=%==y%xparams% (
+	set configuration=Debug
+)
+
+:paramsset
+
+@REM use all processors minus 1 when building
+@REM hmm, this doesn't seem to work as I expected as all my procs are used during the build
+@set procs=%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
+@set /a procs -= 1
+
+@REM check and set VS2012 environment
+@REM vcvars32.bat calls exit and will also exit whilie running this bat file ...
+@REM so you have to run it again if the VS2012 env is not yet set
+@if "%VS110COMNTOOLS%"=="" (
+	goto :error_no_VS110COMNTOOLSDIR
+)
+
+@if "%VSINSTALLDIR%"=="" (
+	goto :setvcvars
+)
+
+:build
+
+msbuild Freeswitch.2012.sln /m:%procs% /verbosity:normal /property:Configuration=%configuration% /property:Platform=%platform% /fl /flp:logfile=vs2012%platform%%configuration%.log;verbosity=normal
+@goto :end
+
+@REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+:setvcvars
+	@endlocal
+	@echo Now setting Visual Studio 2012 Environment
+	@call "%VS110COMNTOOLS%vsvars32"
+	@REM in order to prevent running vsvars32 multiple times and at the same time not
+	@REM cluttering up the environment variables proc/configuration/platform
+	@REM it is necessary to start the script again
+	@echo Run the script %0 again (and/or open a command prompt)
+	@goto :end
+
+:error_no_VS110COMNTOOLSDIR
+	@echo ERROR: Cannot determine the location of the VS2012 Common Tools folder.
+	@echo ERROR: Note this script will not work in a git bash environment
+	@goto :end
+
+:end
+@pause
+
+@REM ------ terminate :end with LF otherwise the label is not recognized by the command processor -----
+
+
+