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Convenient Data
Options
Gathering
the model's data and getting it in an
appropriate format can be a
frustrating and time consuming task, but with
LINGO you can manage your
data in a variety of convenient forms. LINGO
lets you keep your data:
- in an Excel or Lotus spreadsheet file. For
more information, see LINGO's
Spreadsheet Capabilities.
- iin a database such as Access, Oracle,
DB/2, Paradox, SQL Server etc. For more
information, see LINGO's
Database Capabilities.
- in a separate text file in list or table
form
- stored with the model expression
- entered by the user when the model is run
By
providing a wide variety of data options,
LINGO provides you with
maximum flexibility and convenience. By
allowing you to separate your
expression of the problem from the data,
LINGO models are easier to
read and modify, and there is less chance of
errors. It also makes
prototyping problems on a smaller data set
easy. Once you are
comfortable with the model, you can easily
swap in a larger set of data
or several different data sets to
investigate different scenarios.
LINGO's
flexibility even
makes creating reports easy. In addition to
being able to read data
from spreadsheets and databases, LINGO can
also write solution
information to these formats. This means
that, rather than forcing you
to learn some built-in report generator, you
can simply output the
solution to your application of choice for
building reports and
analyzing the output.
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Systems Inc.
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