Some approaches for moving data between MS Access and GAMS
Moving data between different environments is always more difficult than we hope. Here I list some approaches and actually try them out on a small dataset. We hit some bugs along the way and also a few...
View ArticleChoosing between NLP solvers: interior point or active set.
One way to categorize (local) nonlinear programming (NLP) solvers is active set methods and interior point solvers. Some representative large-scale sparse solvers are:Active set: CONOPT, SNOPT. These...
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Algorithm vs. model
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View ArticleSimultaneous equation models and data errors
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Compression and large tables (Excel and CSV)
Here is an interesting little experiment: load a large CSV file into Excel. My original Powerpoint slide from a recent presentation was not as complete as it should be. Here is more size info:I argue...
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In-process, in-memory databases
There are a few database systems that are a bit different. They are libraries that can be linked directly to your application. Linking can be done statically (during the compilation/linking step) or...
View ArticleSome GAMS embedded Python notes
Here are two issues you may want to be aware of. The discussion below is relevant for Windows and not so much for Unix variants.Using Python Raw strings for directoriesHere we use some Python inside an...
View ArticleA large MIP model that should be solved as LP: the root node
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Solving as network with lowerbounds
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Finding common patterns
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Generate all solutions that sum up to one
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View ArticleCVXPY DCP errors
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Some confusion here
Sometimes you end up visiting strange sites. This is a question & answer site. The question is:Obviously, this is not a good question. It is something like "what is the difference between a ham...
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A Julia thingy
 In Julia, we can write 2x instead of 2*x. Not the most earth-shattering. But a bit special nonetheless.The expression in the last cell is interpreted as a function call.
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Coloring edges of a grid
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Some TSP MTZ experiments
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Three-level Matrix Balancing
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View ArticleCritiquing a GAMS Model
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Julia vs Python
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Math and ChatGPT
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