constrained nonlinear optimization in Microsoft Solver foundation vs Matlab fmincon

Question

can anyone show me examples or reviews for constrained nonlinear optimization in Microsoft Solver foundation 3.0? How\'s it compared to Matlab\'s fmincon? Or is there any better

Answer 1

I realize this is an old question, but the answers here are inaccurate and/or out of date. Here is the definitive tutorial on how to use the constrained nonlinear solver in MSSF:

• How to: Use Nonlinear Programming using the Solver Foundation Services APIs

This example uses the default nonlinear solver which is called the HybridLocalSearchSover.

(However, I am not familiar with fmincon, so I can't speak to that.)