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
MPL Option List...- Change options for all MPL options
General Solver...- Change general options for solvers
CPLEX Parameters...- Change option parameters for CPLEX
GUROBI Parameters...- Change option parameters for GUROBI
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

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