solver.com

Frontline Systems, Inc.

	*Developers of Your Spreadsheet's Solver*

Standard Excel Solver - Help with Specific Solver Messages

This page helps you understand specific messages issued by the Solver and determine what action to take. The messages are grouped according to the place (e.g. dialog box) and time when they appear. Within each grouping, the messages are arranged alphabetically. A few messages with "obvious" meanings, such as "No constraints to delete" when there are no constraints and you click on Delete, are omitted.

	Messages in the Solver Results dialog
	Messages while the Solver is Running
	Messages for the Solver menu choice
	Messages for the Solver Parameters dialog
	Messages for the Solver Options dialog

Messages for the Solver menu choice

Active document is not a worksheet or is protected.

This message appears when a protected worksheet, or a chart, macro sheet or other type of sheet is frontmost at the time you select the Solver menu choice. A Solver model can only be defined on a worksheet -- which must be unprotected to allow the Solver to save information as you work with the Solver Parameters and Solver Options dialogs.

Cannot do this command in Group Edit mode.

This message appears if Microsoft Excel is in Group Edit mode at the time you select the Solver menu choice. The Solver is not designed to operate on this mode.

Cannot do this command in Data Entry mode.

This message appears if Microsoft Excel is in Data Entry mode at the time you select the Solver menu choice. The Solver is not designed to operate on this mode.

Back to Standard Excel Solver Support Information

To Learn More:
For instant access to example models, full-text User Guides, and to download free 15-day trial versions of our software products whenever you're ready, you can register now.

User Type
Email Address
Name First Last
Company University
Phone

Trial version passwords are sent to the above email address: See Privacy Policy.

Our Premium Solver Platform works with existing Excel Solver models, solves much larger problems up to hundreds of times faster, and solves new kinds of problems via Evolutionary Solver. Solver Engines plug into the Premium Solver Platform.

Solver Platform SDK makes it easy to solve any type or size of optimization problem in your Visual Basic, VB.NET, C/C++, C#, Java, or MATLAB program. And it's easy to deploy your application with our flexible licensing for software vendors and corporate developers.