Initializing help system before first use

# exportnl

Purpose
Save the NL file.
Synopsis
`procedure exportnl(filename:string, obj:linctr)`
`procedure exportnl(filename:string, nlobj:nlctr)`
Arguments

filename | Name of the output file; if empty, output is printed to standard output (console)
obj | Linear objective function
nlobj | Nonlinear objective function

Example
The following example saves a problem with the nonlinear objective function Obj to the file prob1.nl, it then switches to ASCII format for displaying the problem on screen :

    uses "nlsolv"
    declarations
     Obj:nlctr
    end-declarations
     ...

    exportnl("prob1", Obj)
    setparam("nl_binary", false)
    exportnl("", Obj)

Further information
This procedure exports the current problem to a file, or if no file name is given (empty string ""), prints it on screen. If the given filename has no extension, nlsolv appends .nl to it.
Module
nlsolv
Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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