List of Figures

1. The OS project root directory.
2. The OS binary distribution.
3. The OS directory.
4. The <variables> element for the example (1)-(4).
5. The Variables complexType in the OSiL schema.
6. The Variable complexType in the OSiL schema.
7. The <linearConstraintCoefficients> element for constraints (2) and (3).
8. The <quadraticCoefficients> element for constraint (2).
9. The <nl> element for the nonlinear part of the objective (1).
10. Creating an OSInstance Object
11. The OSInstance class
12. The InstanceData class
13. The <variables> element as an OSInstance object
14. Conceptual expression tree for the nonlinear part of the objective (1).
15. The function calculation method for the ``plus'' node class with polymorphism
16. A local call to solve.
17. A remote call to solve.
18. Downloading the instance from a remote source.
19. The OS Communication Methods