SolverLoad Function

Article • 09/13/2021

Loads existing Solver model parameters that have been saved to the worksheet.

Note The Solver add-in is not enabled by default. Before you can use this function, you must have the Solver add-in
enabled and installed. For information about how to do that, see Using the Solver VBA Functions. After the Solver add-in is
installed, you must establish a reference to the Solver add-in. In the Visual Basic Editor, with a module active, click
References on the Tools menu, and then select Solver under Available References. If Solver does not appear under
Available References, click Browse, and then open Solver.xlam in the \Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office14\Library\SOLVER subfolder.

SolverLoad( LoadArea, Merge)

LoadArea Required Variant. A reference on the active worksheet to a range of cells from which you want to load a complete
problem specification. The first cell in the LoadArea contains a formula for the Set Target Cell box in the Solver Parameters
dialog box; the second cell contains a formula for the By Changing Cells box; subsequent cells contain constraints in the
form of logical formulas. The last cell optionally contains an array of Solver option values. For more information, see
SolverOptions. The range represented by the argument LoadArea can be on any worksheet, but you must specify the
worksheet if it is not the active sheet. For example, SolverLoad("Sheet2!A1:A3") loads a model from Sheet2 even if it is
not the active sheet. Merge Optional Variant. A logical value corresponding to either the Merge button or the Replace
button in the dialog box that appears after you select the LoadArea reference and click OK. If True, the variable cell
selections and constraints from the LoadArea are merged with the currently defined variables and constraints. If False or
omitted, the current model specifications and options are erased (equivalent to a call to the SolverReset function) before
the new specifications are loaded.

Example
This example loads the previously calculated Solver model stored on Sheet1, changes one of the constraints, and then
solves the model again.

VB

Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
SolverLoad loadArea:=Range("A33:A38")
SolverChange cellRef:=Range("F4:F6"), _
relation:=1, _
formulaText:=200
SolverSolve userFinish:=False

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