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<div><font size="2">I'm working on a CBC wrapper, and I'm not sure how to interpret CBC when it is applied to a maximization problem that is read-in from a *.lp file. It appears that CBC automatically negates the objective and solves the corresponding minimization
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<div><font size="2">. Is there a way to force CBC to solve the problem as a maximization problem?</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">. Is there a way to force CBC to indicate that it negative the objective?</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Without these hooks, I'm struggling with how to automate the process of converting the CBC result back into the answer for the original maximization problem...</font></div>
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<div style="padding-right: -67pt; "><font face="Courier New, monospace" size="2">William Hart Email: wehart@sandia.gov</font></div>
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