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Equivalent to choosing the Solver command from the Tools menu and then choosing the Options button in the Solver Parameters dialog box. Specifies the available options.
If this function is not available, you must install the Solver add-in macro.
Syntax
SOLVER.OPTIONS(max_time, iterations, precision, assume_linear, step_thru, estimates, derivatives, search, int_tolerance, scaling)
The arguments correspond to the options in the dialog box. If an argument is omitted, Microsoft Excel uses an appropriate value based on the current situation. If any of the arguments are the wrong type, the function returns the #N/A error value. If an argument has the correct type but an invalid value, the function returns a positive integer corresponding to its position. A zero indicates all options were accepted.
Max_time must be an integer greater than zero and less than 32768. It corresponds to the Max Time box.
Iterations must be an integer greater than zero and less than 32768. It corresponds to the Iterations box.
Precision must be a number between zero and one, but not equal to zero or one. It corresponds to the Precision box.
Assume_linear is a logical value corresponding to the Assume Linear Model check box and allows Solver to arrive at a solution more quickly. If TRUE, Solver assumes that the underlying model is linear; if FALSE, it does not.
Step_thru is a logical value corresponding to the Show Iteration Results check box. If you have supplied SOLVER.SOLVE with a valid command macro reference, your macro will be called each time Solver pauses. If TRUE, Solver pauses at each trial solution; if FALSE, it does not.
Estimates is the number 1 or 2 and corresponds to the Estimates options: 1 for the Tangent option and 2 for the Quadratic option.
Derivatives is the number 1 or 2 and corresponds to the Derivatives options: 1 for the Forward option and 2 for the Central option.
Search is the number 1 or 2 and corresponds to the Search options: 1 for the Quasi-Newton option and 2 for the Conjugate Gradient option.
Int_tolerance is a decimal number corresponding to the Tolerance box in the Solver Options dialog box, and must be between zero and 1, inclusively. This argument applies only if integer constraints have been defined.
Scaling is a logical value corresponding to the Use Automatic Scaling check box. If scaling is TRUE, then if two or more constraints differ by several orders of magnitude, Solver scales the constraints to similar orders of magnitude during computation. If scaling is FALSE, Solver calculates normally.
Related Functions
List of Command-Equivalent Functions