In this post we will show you how to use third-party solvers with the Microsoft Solver Foundation Add In for Excel. We assume that you have installed the Express version of Solver Foundation 3.1 from solverfoundation.com . There are two steps in the process...

For years, Solver Foundation has provided the ability to plug-in third party solvers so that they can be used using the same programming model as Solver Foundation’s built-in solvers. In the past, solvers were registered using configuration files...

Microsoft Solver Foundation 3.1 is now ready for download. Solver Foundation provides a complete system for optimization model specification, connection to data sources, and access to best-of-breed solvers for Excel users and .Net programmers. The Express...