20.3 Major release (December 24, 2001)
GAMS System
- GAMS
Restrictions of number of symbols, set elements and execution code size have been completely removed.Performance enhancements for very large models with millions of rows and columns.
Minor language enhancements: $on/offecho copies a block of lines to a file. The text is subject to string macro processing as well as inline and eol comment removal.
For example:$onecho > myfile
To append to a file use ">>".
...
$offecho - IDE
Contributed solver installation files (e.g. QPWRAP, DEA, ... see User Contributed Software and Tools) can now be installed using the IDE. Place the installation file (file extension *.zip or *.pck) in the GAMS system directory and click on the "Update" button in File->Options->Execute
Solvers
- Uniform Solver Naming Conventions
Since solvers are distributed with past, production, and beta versions (e.g. OSL, CONOPT, ...) a consistent naming convention has been adoped.
The following simple rules apply:- The base name of the solver does not change (e.g. CPLEX, OSL, CONOPT, ...) and refers to the current production version.
- Past and beta versions have names derived from the base name. For example, in this release we distribute CONOPT1 (past), CONOPT2 (production), and CONOPT3 (future). The base name CONOPT refers to CONOPT2.
For the following solvers the naming convention has changed:
New Name (20.3-) Old Name (-20.2) CONOPT or CONOPT2 CONOPT2 CONOPT3 CONOPT3 CONOPT1 CONOPT OSL or OSL2 OSL2 OSL3 OSL3 OSL1 OSL MINOS or MINOS55 MINOS MINOS5 MINOS5 PATH or PATHC PATHC PATHOLD PATH MILES or MILESE MILESE MILESOLD MILES - CONOPT
The future version CONOPT3 is also available on Linux. - CONVERT
For BARON and AMPL output GAMS/CONVERT eleminates the objective variable and uses a "true" objective function. - SBB
NLP solvers sometimes have difficulties solving particular nodes and using up all the resources in this node. SBB provides options (see subres, subiter) to overcome these instances, but options have to be set in advance. Now, SBB keeps track of how much time is spend in the nodes, builds an average over time, and automatically controls the time spend in each node. The option avgresmult allows the user to customize this new feature. - XPRESS
The XPRESS licensing for Windows, Linux, and Solaris is now much simplified; there is no XPRESS-specific licensing procedure for the user to follow. The GAMS/XPRESS solver takes care of licensing the XPRESS DLL, and does this automatically. Of course, as with other solvers, the GAMS/XPRESS must be licensed with your GAMS system.