Do i need to state any paths for these at all ? or if they are all in the same existing folder with my wdl then all is good?
wdl? This is the lite-c programming forum, wdl is c-script and cannot be used for lite-c. Seems you are confusing the languages.
Includes definetely make a difference. Without them you cannot use many of the internal objects like strings, texts, bmaps and panels.
You wont need a path to them, they are found automatically by SED.
From what you've asked i am guessing that you havent worked through the lite-c workshops. You can find them on the downloads page. They cover alot of what you have asked and get you started with the fundamentals of the engine.
sorry to be a pain and I apapreciate all the guidance i can get while stumbling through this...
LOL, that's what we're here for, to answer questions.