= Getting started with the EwE sources = Please write us an [mailto:ewedevteam@gmail.com?subject=Access%20to%20sources email] to request access to the sources, stating '''''why and how''''' you would use the sources. We will then send you a user name and password back for connecting to our SVN server. * [wiki:DownloadingTheSourceFromSvn Download sources from SVN] - Download the EwE sources from our central SVN server. * [wiki:HowToInstallVisualBasicExpress Install Visual Basic Express] - Visual Basic Express is the development environment that we use to program EwE. This is required if you want to program or look into the source code of EwE. * [wiki:InstallAccess2007Drivers Install Access drivers] - Make sure your system has the Access 2007 drivers installed that EwE needs. * [wiki:RunningEcopathSolution Run EwE6 from sources] - This article describes how to run the scientific interface from the sources. * [wiki:EweConsoleAppExample EwE6 console application] - This article shows how to run EwE6 from a console application. * [wiki:RunEcosimViaConsoleApplication Run Ecosim from a console application] - This article shows how to run Ecosim from a console application. * [wiki:EcosimVariableTimestepPluginExample Ecosim multi threaded and Variable Timestep example] - This article shows how to run Ecosim on a separate thread from the interface and a variable time step. Simple Visual Basic tutorials: * [wiki:CreateaSimpleUserInterface Create a simple user interface] - This article will teach you how to create a Button, Label and a Textbox control.