= Technical FAQ = == Software requirements == To obtain the source code of EwE 5 and 6, you will need the following: * A Subversion client such as [http://tortoisesvn.net/ TortoiseSVN] to get a copy of the source code from the EwE Subversion repository, * Log-in access to SVN, which we will provide to you [mailto:ewedevteam@gmail.com?subject=Need%20wiki%20username upon request]. * The URL to our Subversion repository: !http://sources.ecopath.org/svn/Ecopath/trunk/Ecopath6 * Note: if you cannot use SVN, you can download the latest version of the source code [http://webservice.ecopath.org/ecopath/sources/ewe6_sources_head.zip as a ​zip file]. [wiki:ShowMeUseSvn >> Show SVN step-by-step instructions] To compile and run the source code of Ecopath version 6, you require: * Microsoft Windows XP or newer. The EwE6 sources are not [http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page MONO] compliant. * A development environment such as [http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-basic-express Microsoft Visual Basic Express 2010] or newer, or [http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions Microsoft Visual Studio 2010] or newer * [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239114 Microsoft Jet Engine 4.0] for using MDB databases. Native to Windows XP and newer. * [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7554F536-8C28-4598-9B72-EF94E038C891&displaylang=en Microsoft 2007 Office drivers] for using ACCDB databases. Installed with Office 2007, and native to Windows Vista and newer. [wiki:ShowMeStartingVisualStudio >> Show Visual Studio step-by-step instructions] To compile and run the source code of Ecopath version 5, you require: * [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/default.aspx Microsoft Visual Basic 6]. * Windows XP. Visual Basic 6 does not work well on the 64 bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. You can develop using Windows 7 and 8 excellent [https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=windows%207%20virtual%20pc&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fwindows%2Fvirtual-pc%2F&ei=d9pzTofuIebZiAKViJ20Ag&usg=AFQjCNH3WKXDZkpqcnGbPNMMv64pd5obfQ&cad=rja Hyper-V virtual PC]. == Code documentation == * [wiki:CodeDocumentation Documenting your code] - How to write and publish in-code documentation with Visual Studio and [http://blogs.msdn.com/sandcastle/ SandCastle] == Coding issues == We've ran into a series of limitations and oddities that we want to prevent from happening. Here are a few links that convey some of our experiences: * [wiki:CodeBestPractices Best practices, coding guidelines and user interface design guidelines] * [wiki:ScientficInterfaceKnownCompileErrorsFaq Solving key EwE6 source code errors]