AMPLAtHome < OpsRes

---+ 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;
   2. [[#extract][Extracting]] it on your computer;
   3. [[#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]].

   2. Click on the download link to get the Student Edition.

   3. Get the quick start zip file (for Windows) and save it to the appropriate directory <AMPL root>. Here we will use <AMPL root> = C:\Temp.

Your <AMPL root> directory should look like this:

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

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

---++<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.

   2. Name the document setup_ampl.bat. If queried about changing the extension, click Yes.

   3. Open Notepad. Go to the start menu, select Programs, then Accessories and finally Notepad.


   4. Open setup_ampl.bat in Notepad


   5. Add the following lines to 'setup_ampl.bat': LatexWiki Image

   6. 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.

You can now run AMPL from anywhere on your computer.

-- Main.MichaelOSullivan - 27 Feb 2008
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Topic revision: r2 - 2008-02-27 - MichaelOSullivan