Does C# have a optimisation function (eg. Excel's Solver)

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Hi All,

I have variables to optimise using some equations and constraints, i wanted to perform these functions in a c# application.

Does C# have these functions avaliable? ( Sort of the same fucntion Excels 'Solver' performs)
Please advise :)

thank you

Nicole

Posted 28-Mar-12 22:15pm

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2012-03-29T05:16:00

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Excel Solver is a linear programming solver (among other things), you take a look at the following :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_programming#Solvers_and_scripting_.28programming.29_languages[^]

http://www.extremeoptimization.com/QuickStart/LinearprogrammingCS.aspx[^]

http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/[^]

Microsoft has the following : http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/solverfoundation[^]

Posted 29-Mar-12 5:16am

Mehdi Gholam

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Espen Harlinn 14-Apr-12 13:32pm

Nice links :-D

Mehdi Gholam 14-Apr-12 15:16pm

Thanks Espen!