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---+ Installing AMPL at Home
---++ For Windows

You can easily set up AMPL on your (Windows) computer by:

   1 [[#download][Downloading]] a "starter kit" from the AMPL website; 
   1 [[#extract][Extracting]] it on your computer; 
   1 [[#batch][Creating a batch]] file to set up AMPL. 

---++ <a name="download"></a> Downloading AMPL

   1 Go to the AMPL website at [[https://www.ampl.com][www.ampl.com]]. 
   1 Click on the download link to get the Student Edition.<p><img width="594" alt="ampl_download.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/ampl_download.jpg" height="419" /></p>
   1 Get the quick start zip file (for Windows) and save it to the appropriate directory <span class="WYSIWYG_TT"><AMPL root></span>. Here we will use <pre><AMPL root> = C:\Temp</pre><p><img width="593" alt="ampl_windows.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/ampl_windows.jpg" height="418" /></p> 

Your <AMPL root> directory should look like this:

<img width="717" alt="ampl_dir.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/ampl_dir.jpg" height="204" />

---++ <a name="extract"></a> Extracting AMPL
 Open the zip file and extract it into <span><AMPL root></span>. Make sure to check =Use folder names=.

After extraction your <span><AMPL root></span> directory should look like this:

<img width="716" alt="ampl_done.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/ampl_done.jpg" height="164" />

---++ <a name="batch"></a> Creating a Batch File
 To simplify your use of AMPL it is easiest to set it up to run from any directory. To do this you need to create a batch file that will set the path to your AMPL executable and then open a _Command Line_ (aka _DOS Prompt_) window. Here are the steps to do this:

   1 Right click on the _Desktop_ and create a new _Text Document_.<p><img width="397" alt="make_text.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/make_text.jpg" height="464" /></p>
   1 Name the document =setup_ampl.bat=. If queried about changing the extension, click =Yes=.<p><img width="401" alt="change_ext.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/change_ext.jpg" height="133" /></p>
   1 Open _Notepad_. Go to the _start_ menu, select _Programs_, then _Accessories_ and finally _Notepad_.<p><img width="792" alt="run_notepad.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/run_notepad.jpg" height="466" /></p>
   1 Open =setup_ampl.bat= in _Notepad_.<p><img width="733" alt="open_batch.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/open_batch.jpg" height="496" /></p>
   1 Add the following lines to =setup_ampl.bat=:<pre>path %path%;<AMPL root>\amplcml<br />start cmd.exe<br /></pre><p><img width="244" alt="edit_batch.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/edit_batch.jpg" height="102" /></p>
   1 Save =setup_ampl.bat= and then double click on =setup_ampl.bat= in your _Desktop_. You will get a command line window (also known as a DOS prompt) pop up and your path will be set to find AMPL.<p><img width="669" alt="run_batch.jpg" src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/run_batch.jpg" height="338" /></p> 

You can now run AMPL from anywhere on your computer.

-- Main.MichaelOSullivan - 27 Feb 2008
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Topic revision: r7 - 2009-07-23 - CameronWalker