[Clp] calling clp library routines from Fortran in MSVS

[Richard Hammer]

I'm hoping to test and evaluate COIN-OR CLP by linking the available
pre-compiled libraries into some mining-optimisation software.  This
software already works with CPLEX, LINDO, GUROBI, and XA.

 

I'm using MSVS 9 and Intel Fortran, under Windows.

 

CPLEX, LINDO, GUROBI and XA are LP solvers that are supplied by their
publishers on a commercial basis.  Supply is in the form of ready-to-link
libraries, ie DLLs and LIBs.  No source code.  To build a release, I compile
our mining optimization code only;  I do not compile anything supplied by
any of these solvers.  Then I link it all together.

 

The interface to each solver is specified by the supplier in detail,
including how to call it from Fortran.  We have Fortran code that is
dedicated to each solver.  The interfaces are similar, but not identical.
Users specify at run time which solver to use.

 

I've not found any DLLs or LIBs specifically for CLP.  I have found
CoinMP.dll and CoinMP.lib on
?https://projects.coin-or.org/CoinMP/browser/stable/1.7/CoinMP/CoinMP.zip?fo
rmat=raw.  

 

Related web pages say that much of the CLP functionality is included.

 

I have also found "A Gentle Introduction to Optimization Solver
Interface.pdf" and "Clp-refman.pdf" in 1.7.4\doc.  

 

It would be very helpful if there was a guide to the CLP solver with
explanations of how to use it-how to submit an LP problem, what form it
needs to be in, the form of the returned solution, etc.  Which routines to
call in what order?

 

Interface or .sln files would be valuable to have.

 

Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Richard Hammer

 

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