Re: Adding if/then/else statement to GMPL

[Domingo Alvarez Duarte]

Hello Meketon !

Could you share your view of how it would be expressed (an ideal model 
sample) ?

If you want to talk about it, maybe I'll be interested in implement it !

Can you share a collection of models data to be used as base for the 
test/implementation ?

Cheers !

On 24/8/20 16:00, Meketon, Marc wrote:
> I've always felt that GMPL needed if-then-else, for-loops, 'let' statements and 
> the ability to re-solve to be a true modeling language.  And Andrew has always 
> disagreed.
>
> Many of the models that I create ultimately are 'iterative' where I need to 
> take the results of one model and use it to setup another model.  To me, that 
> is also modeling.  GMPL doesn't have it.
>
> So often, I use GMPL for an initial model - it is a wonderful language, and I 
> find it faster to code than alternatives.  But then when I 'get it right' I 
> have to re-code it in PYOMO or PULP or write directly to an 'lp' file within a 
> Python or C# or other language script.
>
> Having the ability to run, adjust variables, add/take away constraints, re-run 
> would be extremely useful, and make GMPL more of a one-stop modeling language.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Help-glpk <help-glpk-bounces+marc.meketon=oliverwyman.com@gnu.org> On 
> Behalf Of Andrew Makhorin
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:56 PM
> To: Domingo Alvarez Duarte <mingodad@gmail.com>; help-glpk@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Adding if/then/else statement to GMPL
>
> On Sun, 2020-08-23 at 15:36 +0200, Domingo Alvarez Duarte wrote:
> > Hello !
> >
> > Also I've added the break/continue statements here
> > https://github.com/mingodad/GLPK/commit/9d70a37b16bd377722eeb3880fcf86
> > bb3b812118
> >
> >
> > Again any comment/suggestion is welcome !
> >
> > Cheers !
> Please note that GNU MathProg is a *modeling* language; it is not a 
> general-purpose programming language. If you need to produce a non-trivial 
> solution report (since all such-like statements are allowed only on the 
> post-solving stage), it would be more practical to write the solution to a 
> temporary file and then process it with a separate program.
>
>
>
>
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