near elements,
is input by  columns;
firstly the  names of the constraints
are specified  in the <TT>ROWS</TT>
 section and  then variable names
and the corresponding  matrix coefficients are  set one  at a  time in the
<TT>COLUMNS</TT>
section. While there is some justification for this form
of  matrix  entry  for linear programming
problems -- the principal  solution algorithm  for such problems, the
simplex  method  [<A
 HREF="node57.html#Dant63">3</A>], is usually  column oriented --  there
seems no goo