4. Command-Line & API

In this chapter, we first introduce how to run the MindOpt command-line tool to solve optimization problems in MPS/LP format. Following that, we will discuss how to use the MindOpt API in C/C++/Python/Java languages to solve optimization problems in MPS/LP format.

Note

In this chapter, <MDOHOME>, <VERSION>, and <PLATFORM> refer to the installation directory, version number, and operating system platform of MindOpt. For example:

macOS: /Users/username/mindopt/2.0.0/osx64-x86
Linux: /home/username/mindopt/2.0.0/linux64-x86
Windows: C:/mindopt/2.0.0/win64-x86

• 4.1. Command Line
  • 4.1.1. Brief Description
  • 4.1.2. An Example
  • 4.1.3. Input File Format
  • 4.1.4. Parameter Settings
  • 4.1.5. Data Desensitization
• 4.2. Call MindOpt with C
  • 4.2.1. Edit .c File
  • 4.2.2. Compile on Linux Platform
  • 4.2.3. Compile on macOS Platform
  • 4.2.4. Compile on Windows Platform
• 4.3. Call MindOpt with C++
  • 4.3.1. Edit .cpp File
  • 4.3.2. Compile on Linux Platform
  • 4.3.3. Compile on macOS Platform
  • 4.3.4. Compile on Windows Platform
• 4.4. Call MindOpt with Python
  • 4.4.1. Install mindoptpy Library
    • 4.4.1.1. Method 1: Install via pip install (recommended)
    • 4.4.1.2. Method 2: Install via MindOpt Stand-alone Version
  • 4.4.2. Edit .py File
  • 4.4.3. Execution on Windows Platform
  • 4.4.4. Execution on Linux and macOS
• 4.5. Call MindOpt with JAVA
  • 4.5.1. Edit .java File
  • 4.5.2. Compile on Linux and macOS Platforms
  • 4.5.3. Compile on Windows Platform
• 4.6. Call MindOpt with C#
  • 4.6.1. Edit .cs File
  • 4.6.2. Compile on Linux and macOS Platforms
  • 4.6.3. Compile on Windows Platform
• 4.7. Call MindOpt with MATLAB
  • 4.7.1. Edit .m File
  • 4.7.2. Execution on Linux
  • 4.7.3. Execution on macOS
  • 4.7.4. Execution on Windows