Follow these steps to submit a job to NEOS via XML-RPC clients:
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Using your favorite editor, plug your data files and parameters into
the message in the indicated spots
Descriptions of the input are written with the web interface in
mind. If the description asks for the name of a file, then you will
instead need to insert the contents of the file itself.
The <![CDATA[ ... ]]> tag is an escape
indicator. This will ensure that any special characters in your inputs
(such as <, >, &, etc.) will be interpreted correctly.
For XML-RPC, you need to submit the contents of this file to NEOS with
the
submitJob() method, and retrieve the results with
the getResults() method.
Go here for more
information on using the XML-RPC interface to NEOS.
<document>
<category>lp</category>
<solver>FICO-Xpress</solver>
<inputMethod>MPS</inputMethod>
<email> insert valid email address </email>
<MPS><![CDATA[...Insert Value Here...]]></MPS>
<par><![CDATA[...Insert Value Here...]]></par>
<maximize><![CDATA[...Insert Value Here...]]></maximize>
<nosol><![CDATA[...Insert Value Here...]]></nosol>
<comments><![CDATA[...Insert Value Here...]]></comments>
</document>
Description of input values
MPS
par
To override the default parameter settings, submit a parameter file in
the FICO Xpress Optimizer format. The file
will be scanned for settings that are not available on NEOS; the possibly
modified file will be returned with the output.
maximize
Check the box if your objective should be maximized. The
default is minimization.
nosol
Check the box if the solution should not be included in the
output. The default setting is to include the solution.
comments
You may enter any additional comments here, for example,
to identify the data for your own information. These comments will be
returned with your results.