#ADMB Project

*ADMB-11.2*  
*Released December 23, 2014*  

ADMB binary installation and usage procedure for Windows and Visual C++ compilers using zip file.

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Quick Start
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**Prerequisite** &mdash; Visual Studio C++ is installed on the local computer.

_**Note**_ &mdash; A free version is available from: [Visual Studio Express](http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#d-express-windows-desktop)

1. **Download** ADMB

       * For Visual C++ 2013 (64Bit), download [admb-11.2-windows8-vc12-64bit](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/admb-11.2-windows8-vc12-64bit.zip).

       * For Visual C++ 2013 (32Bit), download [admb-11.2-windows8-vc12-32bit](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/admb-11.2-windows8-vc12-32bit.zip).

       * For Visual C++ 2012 (64Bit), download [admb-11.2-windows8-vc11-64bit](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/admb-11.2-windows8-vc11-64bit.zip).

       * For Visual C++ 2012 (32Bit), download [admb-11.2-windows8-vc11-32bit](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/admb-11.2-windows8-vc11-32bit.zip).

2. **Install** ADMB

       Double click downloaded file to open, then copy **admb** folder to Local Disk (**C:\\>**).

3. **Use** ADMB

       Using Windows Explorer, double click the **ADMB Command Prompt** shortcut located in **C:\\admb\\>**.

       In the **ADMB Command Prompt** window, use the steps below to build and run the simple example.

       Change simple example directory.

           C:\> cd admb\examples\admb\simple

       Build simple example.

           C:\admb\examples\admb\simple\> admb simple

       Run simple example.

           C:\admb\examples\admb\simple\> simple

       Read [manuals](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/manuals/) for more information.

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For help and support, contact <users@admb-project.org>.

$Id: QuickStartVisualC++Zip.txt 2877 2014-12-23 18:11:52Z johnoel $
