Concert Technology for .NET users

Explores the features that CPLEX offers to users of C#.NET through Concert Technology.

Prerequisites
Prepares the reader for this tutorial.
Describe
States the aim of the tutorial and describes the finished application.
Step 1: Describe the problem
Suggests questions to ask when you describe the problem.
Step 2: Open the file
Tells where to find lessons for this tutorial.
Model
Describes the modeling step of this tutorial.
Step 3: Create the model
Shows lines to create the model in a .NET application of CPLEX.
Step 4: Create an array to store the variables
Shows lines to create an array in a .NET application of CPLEX.
Step 5: Specify by row or by column
Shows lines to add to accept arguments in a .NET application of CPLEX.
Build by Rows
Introduces reason for a static method in this example.
Step 6: Set up rows
Shows lines to declare a static method in a .NET application of CPLEX.
Step 7: Create the variables: build and populate by rows
Shows lines to create variables for this example.
Step 8: Add objective
Shows lines to add an objective to this example.
Step 9: Add nutritional constraints
Shows lines to add constraints to this example.
Build by Columns
Introduces the need for a static method in the example.
Step 10: Set up columns
Shows lines to build the model by columns.
Step 11: Add empty objective function and constraints
Shows lines to add objective function and constraints in a model built by columns.
Step 12: Create variables
Shows lines to create variables in a model built by columns.
Solve
Describes steps in the tutorial to solve the problem.
Step 13: Solve
Shows line to invoke the solver in this example.
Step 14: Display the solution
Shows lines to display the solution in this example.
Step 15: End application
Shows a line to end the application for this example.
Good programming practices
Describes good programming practices to include in the application.
Step 16: Read the command line (data from user)
Shows lines to read data entered by a user of this example.
Step 17: Show correct use of command line
Shows lines that prompt user about correct usage.
Step 18: Enclose the application in try catch statements
Shows lines to enclose this application in try catch statements.
Example: optimizing the diet problem in C#.NET
Tells where to find complete application, project, lessons for the tutorial.
Example: copying a model
Shows how to copy a model, emphasizing special considerations about copying elements of the model explicitly.

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