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# problem.setcbmsjobstart

Purpose
This subroutine is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use problem.addMsJobStartCallback instead.
Set a user callback to be called every time a new multistart job is created, and the pre-loaded settings are applied
Synopsis
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problem.setcbmsjobstart(callback, data)

status = callback(my_prob, my_object, job_object, description)

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Arguments

callback | The function to be called when a new multistart job is created;
my_prob | The problem passed to the callback function.
my_object | The user-defined object passed as data to setcbmsjobstart.
job_object | Job specific user-defined object, as specified in by the multistart job creating API functions.
description | The description of the problem as specified in by the multistart job creating API functions.
status | User return status variable: 0 - normal return, solve the job, 1 - disregard this job and continue, 2 - Stop multistart.

Further information

All mulit-start jobs operation on an independent copy of the original problem, and any modification to the problem is allowed, including structural changes. Please note however, that any modification will be carried over to the base problem, should a modified problem be declared the winner prob.

Related topics
problem.addMsJobEndCallback, problem.addMsWinnerCallback, problem.addMsJobStartCallback
Parent Topic Deprecated functionality

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