Verify that the Xpress installation was successful
You can test that the Xpress installation was successful by launching Xpress Workbench (Windows operating system only) or by running console commands (all operating systems).
- Launch Xpress Workbench: Xpress Workbench is the development environment for Windows. To run Xpress Workbench, double click on the Xpress Workbench icon on your desktop:
or select Start » Programs » FICO » Xpress » Xpress Workbench. You may also start up Xpress Workbench by typing xpworkbench at the command prompt or by double clicking onto an Xpress Mosel model file (file with extension .mos).
- Run console commands: At the command prompt—To obtain a command prompt under Windows select Start » Programs » Accessories » Command Prompt—, type the following sequence of commands:
optimizer
↵ (Enter)
quitC:\>optimizer FICO Xpress Solver 64bit v8.7.0 Sep 11 2019 (c) Copyright Fair Isaac Corporation 1983-2019. All rights reserved Optimizer v34.01.05 [C:\xpressmp\bin\xprs.dll] Enter problem name > [xpress C:\] quit
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