Getting Started (Solver Foundation)

This section helps you start working with Solver Foundation in Visual Studio or Microsoft Excel.

In This Section

Title	Description
What's New in Solver Foundation 3.1	Introduces new features in Microsoft Solver Foundation 3.1.
What's New in Solver Foundation 3.0	Introduces new features in Microsoft Solver Foundation 3.0.
What's New in Solver Foundation 2.1	Introduces new features in Microsoft Solver Foundation 2.1.
Installing Solver Foundation	Describes how to install Solver Foundation.
Developing Models using Solver Foundation	Lists the ways of using Microsoft Solver Foundation 3.0.
Solving Nonlinear Models using the Nelder-Mead and HLS Solvers	Provides guidance for solving non-linear models using the Nelder-Mead and hybrid local search solvers.
Samples for Solver Foundation	Lists samples that show how to implement different modeling tasks in code.
Additional Information for Solver Foundation	Contains links to troubleshooting topics and other resources.

Title	Description
Modeling in Excel	Describes the Solver Foundation Excel add-in.
Optimization Modeling Language (OML)	Describes an algebraic language designed for modeling and solving.
Developing with Solver Foundation Services (SFS)	Provides information about using Solver Foundation Services (SFS) for programming.
Developing By Using Solver Foundation Solvers	Provides information about using Solver Foundation solvers for programming.
Debugging with Solver Foundation	Explains options to debug applications that integrate with Solver Foundation.