MPS2GMS

Translates an MPS file into an equivalent short generic GAMS program using a GDX file to store data. A number of solver specific extensions are recognized.

The MPS file is first attempted to be read in free format (no spaces in names). If it seems that row or column names have spaces but have at most 8 characters, parsing in fixed format is attempted. The MPS readers of the HiGHS solver are utilized. GAMS Data Exchange (GDX) files and matching GAMS source is written.

Notes:

• Row, column, SOS (special ordered sets), and cone names can have up to 63 characters and are tested for case sensitivity and uniqueness because these names become GAMS set members. If the test fails, the tool attempts to modify the names.
• MPS files may contain multiple N rows. The first one will be used as objective function and remaining ones will be ignored.
• If no optimization direction is given, minimization will be assumed.
• Variables in SOS and cones must be continuous.
• SOS must not overlap.

The MPS format has been extended in different forms by several solver vendors. Not all extensions are supported by MPS2GMS.
The following MPS sections are recognized by the free format parser:

• NAME
• OBJSENSE, MAX, MIN
• ROWS
• COLUMNS
• RHS
• BOUNDS
• RANGES
• QSECTION, QCMATRIX
• SETS, SOS
• ENDATA

The fixed format parser also recognizes these sections except for QMATRIX, QSECTION, QCMATRIX, CSECTION, SETS, and SOS.

# Usage

mps2gms mpsfile [ gdxfile [ gmsfile ] ] { key=value }


If no GDX filename is given, the name of the MPS file is used, with .mps extension replaced by .gdx, or .gdx appended. If no GMS filename is given, the name of the GDX file is used, with .gdx extension replaced by .gms, or .gms appended.

Guide to parameters:

Key Description
MPS Name of MPS input file
GDX Name of GDX output file
GMS Name of GAMS program output file
COLUMNINTVARSAREBINARY Whether integer variables that appear first in COLUMNS section should be assumed to be binary variables.
Possible values: 0, 1.
Default: 0
Note that modern solvers assume binary variables, but for backward compatibility the default is set to the original IBM interpretation.
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