The Windows 64-bit and Linux platform versions of AIMMS have some restrictions and/or adjusted functionality with regards to the standard AIMMS version for the Windows 32-bit platform. In the table below a summary of major differences is given. 

Windows 32  

 

Windows 64-x64

Linux x86 

 

Linux x64

 

SOLVERS Solver &

Solver Link

Solver Link

Only 

Solver &

Solver Link 

Solver Link

Only

Solver &

Solver Link

Solver Link

Only

Solver &

Solver Link

Solver Link

Only

AOA  

 √

 √  √  √  √  √  √
XA  

 √

 

 √

 √  √

 √

 √

CONOPT  

 √

 

 √

 √

 √

 √

 √

CPLEX

 √

   √

 √

 √

 √

 √  √ 
XPRESS                
PATH  √              
SNOPT       

 √

 √

 √

 √

 √

MINOS  

 √

 

 √

 √

 √

 √

 √

KNITRO   

 

 √ 

 √

 √

 √

 √

 √

MOSEK                
BARON                
LGO                
GUROBI              

 √

CBC  

 √

 

 √

 √

 √

 √

 √

IPOPT  

 √

 

 √

 √

 √

 √

 √

CP Optimizer              

 √

Windows 32  

 

Windows 64-x64  

 

Linux x86

 

Linux x64

 

FUNCTIONALITY       
Developer Version

 √

 √

 n.a.  n.a.
End User Version  

 √

 n.a.  n.a.
Component Version  √  √  √  √
Active-X objects  √  √***  n.a.  n.a.
Office XP-style menus/ IDE (AIMMS 3.12 and earlier)  √     n.a.  n.a.
Advanced IDE (AIMMS 3.13 and later)  √  √  n.a.  n.a.
XML Schema Mapping dialog  

 √   

 n.a.  n.a.
ODBC linkage  √

 √

 √  √
OLE DB linkage  √

 √

     
Excel Add-in  √  √**      
Excel Functions  √  √      
Proxy/Stub solver  √  n.a.      
Unicode support  √        
Nodelock licensing  √  √  √  √
Dongle support  √

   

     
License server  √  √      
                

√**

The Excel Add-In of the AIMMS 32-bit versions can recognize and use the 64-bit versions of AIMMS, when installed on a 64-bit platform, from AIMMS 3.9.3 / AIMMS 3.10 FR2 onwards. From AIMMS 3.13 onwards, the Excel Add-In is fully operational on a 64-bit platform, including support for the 64-bit version of Excel.
                

√***

From AIMMS 3.13 onwards, the Active-X objects can be used on a 64-bit platform as well.
   n.a. Not applicable.