<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Hi Scilab developers,</DIV>
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<DIV>I would like to suggest to you if a simple linear optimization function could be implemented</DIV>
<DIV>in order to solve linear optimization problems.</DIV>
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<DIV>I tried to integrate LPSOLVE with Scilab, but unfortunately, it was hard for me.</DIV>
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<DIV>The manual called "Optimization in Scilab" seems complex to beginners because starts</DIV>
<DIV>to show nonlinear optimization functions.</DIV>
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<DIV>I would like to know how could I solve a simple linear problem using Scilab like that:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>Max 20*x1 + 24*x2;</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"></SPAN>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=#000000>such as:<BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>3*x1 + 6*x2 <= 60;</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>4*x1 + 2*x2 <= 32;</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>x1, x2 >= 0;</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>Thank you in advance.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>Happy New Year 2011 !</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>All best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>Reinaldo.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(1,168,1)"><FONT color=#000000>PS: I hope in 2011 Scilab has some owner LP functions. (smiles) </FONT></SPAN></DIV></div><br>
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