Hi everyone,

Say I am running an optimizer from Excel number of times, each time it
assumes a different starting point.

In a VBA code, I tell the model to write the solution into a table if
a feasible solution is found. However, sometimes a solution gets
reaptead! For eaxmple, say I am running the model 20 times and 12 runs
deliver feasible solutions, I find that some of the 12 feasible
solutions are just identical!

So, what should I do to tell the model through VBA not to write down a
feasible solution if it is already there?

Thanks alot,
Mike

You would have to check to see if the solution has already been written out
and if so bypass it. You could create an array:

MySolutons(1 to 100)

and store the solution's value and then check when another solution is
obtained if it is stored in the array. If yes, this means that a previous
solution was idential.

Bob Flanagan
Macro Systems
http://www.add-ins.com
Productivity add-ins and downloadable books on VB macros for Excel

"Michael" wrote in message
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Hi everyone,

Say I am running an optimizer from Excel number of times, each time it
assumes a different starting point.

In a VBA code, I tell the model to write the solution into a table if
a feasible solution is found. However, sometimes a solution gets
reaptead! For eaxmple, say I am running the model 20 times and 12 runs
deliver feasible solutions, I find that some of the 12 feasible
solutions are just identical!

So, what should I do to tell the model through VBA not to write down a
feasible solution if it is already there?

Thanks alot,
Mike