# guess_basis Create a starting base from the provided guess vector. unsigned char guess_basis(lprec *lp, REAL *guessvector, int *basisvector); Return Value guess_basis returns TRUE if a valid base could be termined and FALSE if not. Parameters lp Pointer to previously created lp model. See return value of make_lp, copy_lp, read_lp, read_LP, read_mps, read_freemps, read_MPS, read_freeMPS, read_XLI guessvector A vector that must contain a feasible solution vector. It must contain at least 1+get_Ncolumns elements. Element 0 is not used. basisvector When successful, this vector contains a feasible basis corresponding to guessvector. The array must already be dimentioned for at least 1+get_Nrows+get_Ncolumns elements. When the routine returns successful, basisvector is filled with the basis. This array can be provided to set_basis. Remarks This routine is ment to find a basis based on provided variable values. This basis can be provided to lp_solve via set_basis. This can result in getting faster to an optimal solution. However the simplex algorithm doesn't guarantee you that. Example
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include "lp_lib.h"

    int main(void)
    {
      lprec *lp;
      int ret;
      REAL guessvector[1 + 2];
      int basis[1 + 2 + 2];

      /* Create a new LP model */
      lp = make_lp(0, 2);
      if(lp == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to create new LP model\n");
        return(1);
      }

      set_maxim(lp);
      str_add_constraint(lp, "1 0", LE, 3);
      str_add_constraint(lp, "0 1", LE, 3);

      guessvector[1] = 3;
      guessvector[2] = 3;

      ret = guess_basis(lp, guessvector, basis);
      set_basis(lp, basis, TRUE);
      set_print_sol(lp, TRUE);

      solve(lp); /* notice that the number of iterations is NULL because we provided a base that is immediately optimal */

      delete_lp(lp);
      return(0);
    }
lp_solve API reference See Also make_lp, copy_lp, read_lp, read_LP, read_mps, read_freemps, read_MPS, read_freeMPS, read_XLI, get_basis, set_basis, default_basis, get_basiscrash set_basiscrash