Manual Lingo

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Contents
Contents................................................................................................................................................ iii Preface................................................................................................................................................. vii New Features ........................................................................................................................................ xi for LINGO 13.0...................................................................................................................................... xi 1 Getting Started with LINGO ............................................................................................................ 1 What is LINGO? ............................................................................................................................... 1 Installing LINGO............................................................................................................................... 1 Modeling from the Command-Line ..................................................................................................21 Examining the Solution....................................................................................................................24 Using the ModelingLanguage.........................................................................................................25 Additional Modeling Language Features.........................................................................................37 Indicating Convexity and Concavity.................................................................................................39 Maximum ProblemDimensions.......................................................................................................41 How to Contact LINDO Systems .....................................................................................................42 2 Using Sets.......................................................................................................................................43 Why Use...