Prerequisites

Prepares the reader for this tutorial.

This tutorial walks you through an application based on the widely published diet problem.

The .NET API can be used from any programming language in the .NET framework (for example, VB.NET). This tutorial concentrates on an example using C#.NET. There are additional C# examples delivered with IBM ILOG CPLEX in yourCPLEXhome \examples\src\cs.

Note:

This topic consists of a tutorial based on a procedure-based learning strategy. The tutorial is built around a sample problem, available in a file that can be opened in an integrated development environment, such as Microsoft Visual Studio. As you follow the steps in the tutorial, you can examine the code and apply concepts explained in the tutorials. Then you compile and execute the code to analyze the results. Ideally, as you work through the tutorial, you are sitting in front of your computer with Concert Technology for .NET users and CPLEX already installed and available in your integrated development environment.

For hints about checking your installation of CPLEX and Concert Technology for .NET users, see the online manual Getting Started. It is also a good idea to try the tutorial for .NET users in that manual before beginning this one.