Run Ecopath Console Example

This tutorial will create create a simple console application that would load a database and run Ecopath and output the EE of the first group. This tutorial can be found in the sources directory.

This tutorial can be extended to various applications and tutorials. It is the basics of running the core without the entire user interface most know as EwE6.

1. Open Visual Studio/Basic? and open the file [EcopathLocation]\Ecopath6\Sources\EwETutorials\EwEConsoleAppExample\EwEConsoleAppExample.sln

2. Run the applicaition by hitting F5 or Debug>Start Debugging in the menu. One should see the following written in the console:

   Group 'Spring phytopla' EE estimated to 0.2006739
   Press a key to exit
   

3. To see the code, find the solution explorer on the right and browse to the file EwE7.vb as seen below.