MPL for Windows Manual

The Pull-down Menus

Here is a quick overview of all the pull-down menus that are available in MPL. For more detailed information please refer to the Chapter 4: Description of Menus.

File menu

  
       New                    -  Create a new MPL model file
       Open...                -  Open an existing model file
       Close                  -  Close the current editor window
       Save                   -  Save the current model file to disk
       Save As...             -  Save model file under a new name
       Save Selection...      -  Save selected text to disk
       Insert File            -  Insert file from disk into current model
       Print                  -  Print the current model file
       Exit                   -  Quit MPL

Edit menu

  
       Undo                   -  Undo last change to the model file
       Cut                    -  Move selected text to the clipboard
       Copy                   -  Copy selected text to the clipboard
       Paste                  -  Insert text from the clipboard
       Delete                 -  Delete text from the model file
       Select All             -  Select all text in the model file

Search menu

  
       Find                   -  Search for text in the model file
       Replace                -  Replace text in the model file
       Next                   -  Search for the next occurrence of text
       Goto Line              -  Goto line in the model file

Project menu

  
       New Project            -  Create a new project file
       Open Project           -  Open an existing project file
       Close Project          -  Close the current project
       Save Project           -  Save the current project to disk
       Save as Project        -  Save project under a new name
       Properties             -  Changing properties for the current project

Run menu

  
       Check Syntax           -  Check syntax of the current MPL model file
       Solve <solvername>     -  Solve the model using the specified solver
       Parse Model            -  Parse the model file into memory
       Solve Current          -  Solve the model again without parsing
       Generate Solution      -  Generate solution file for last solver run
       Clear Model            -  Clear the current model from memory
       Generate Mapping       -  Generate mapping for the solution
       Generate File <solver> -  Generate input file for external solver

View menu

       
       Files <solution file>  -  View the MPL solution file generated
       Files <output file>    -  View the output file from the solver
       Files <input file>     -  View the input file for the solver
       Files <log file>       -  View the log file for the solver run
       Files Other Files      -  View any other file on the disk
       Values/Reduced Cost    -  View variable values and reduced costs
       Slack/Shadow Prices    -  View constraint slacks and shadow prices
       Range Objective        -  View ranges for the objective function
       Range RHS              -  View ranges for the right-hand-side
       Model Statistics       -  View the statistics of the current model
       Model Definitions      -  Open the model definitions window
       Message Window         -  Open the message window

Graph menu

       
       Matrix                 -  Display graph of the matrix
       Objective Function     -  Display graph of the objective function

Options menu

       
       Environment...         -  Change options for the MPL environment
       MPL Language...        -  Change options for the MPL language
       Database...            -  Change options for the database connection
       Solution File...       -  Change contents of the solution file
       Generate File...       -  Change options for generated files 
       General Solver...      -  Change general options for solvers 
       CPLEX Parameters...    -  Change option parameters for CPLEX 
       XPRESS Parameters...   -  Change option parameters for XPRESS
       Solver Parameters...   -  Change parameters for available solvers
       Solver Options List... -  Change various options for supported solvers       
       Solver Menu...         -  Sets up the menu of available solvers

Window menu

  
       Tile                   -  Divides the screen equally between windows
       Cascade                -  Arranges windows on top of each other
       Arrange Icons          -  Arranges iconed windows at the bottom
       Close All              -  Closes all windows

Help menu

       Contents               -  Display the help system contents window 
       Search for Help on     -  Search for a specific help topic 
       About MPL              -  Display the About MPL for Windows dialog.