Although, MPL can run most solvers directly from the menus, you might, in some circumstances, want to run the solver separately. MPL can be used to generate several different input formats which can be selected from the Generate submenu in the Run menu. While generating, the Status Window appears, providing information about the generation. For more information about the Status Window, refer to Chapter 3.3: Using the MPL Environment.
Available input formats include the standard MPS format, native input formats for several different solvers including CPLEX, XA, Lindo, and Turbo-Simplex. MPL can also generate an input file that is compatible with MPL. This can be particularly useful when you are have a standard MPS file and want to create an MPL compatible input file.