ILOG CPLEX 11.0 Getting Started > Introducing ILOG CPLEX > What's in This Manual

Setting Up ILOG CPLEX tells how to install CPLEX.

Solving an LP with ILOG CPLEX shows you at a glance how to use the Interactive Optimizer and each of the application programming interfaces (APIs): C++, Java, .NET, and C. This overview is followed by more detailed tutorials about each interface.

Interactive Optimizer Tutorial, explains, step by step, how to use the Interactive Optimizer: how to start it, how to enter problems and data, how to read and save files, how to modify objective functions and constraints, and how to display solutions and analytical information.

Concert Technology Tutorial for C++ Users, describes the same activities using the classes in the C++ implementation of the CPLEX Concert Technology Library.

Concert Technology Tutorial for Java Users, describes the same activities using the classes in the Java implementation of the CPLEX Concert Technology Library.

Concert Technology Tutorial for .NET Users, describes the same activities using .NET facilities.

Callable Library Tutorial, describes the same activities using the routines in the ILOG CPLEX Callable Library.

All tutorials use examples that are delivered with the standard distribution.