Fail to access Phreeqc

[Shijun]

Dear all,
I just installed the new version of Phreeqc, but I can not access the software now. Even in the installed file, I failed to find the icon (Please see the attached file). Anybody know why? Thanks a lot.
Shijun

[dlparkhurst]

If you installed the batch version "Windows (any processor)" from https://www.usgs.gov/software/phreeqc-version-3. That version requires you to use CMake to develop a Visual Studio project and then compile phreeqc. You have a .sln file, so maybe that is what you have been doing. Follow the README file for instructions, especially the INSTALL section. The batch version requires you to develop input files with your choice of editor and then execute the program, usually from a command line.

Perhaps you meant to install the graphical user interface PhreeqcI (https://water.usgs.gov/water-resources/software/PHREEQC/phreeqci-3.6.2-15100.msi). PhreeqcI allows you to define input files with edit screens for each keyword data block. You can also run, examine the output file, and view graphs from within this interface.