set_upbo

Set the upper bound of a variable.

int set_upbo(lprec *lp, int column, REAL value);

Return Value

set_upbo returns TRUE (1) if the operation was successful. A return value of FALSE (0) indicates an error.

Parameters

Pointer to previously created lp model. See return value of make_lp, copy_lp, read_lp, read_lp_file, read_LP, read_mps, read_MPS

column

The column number of the variable on which the bound must be set. It must be between 1 and the number of columns in the lp.

Remarks

The set_upbo function sets an upper bound on the variable identified by column.
Setting a bound on a variable is the way to go instead of adding an extra constraint (row) to the model. Setting a bound doesn't increase the model size that means that the model stays smaller and will be solved faster.
The default upper bound of a variable is infinity (well not quite. It is 1e24).

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "lpkit.h"

int main(void)
{
  lprec *lp;

  /* Create a new LP model */
  lp = make_lp(0, 2);
  if(lp == NULL) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to create new LP model\n");
    return(1);
  }

  set_upbo(lp, 1, 1.0);

  delete_lp(lp);
  return(0);
}

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