# SolveTime() for Multi-Start options

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/solvetime-for-multi-start-options/32065>\
**Category:** Optimization (Mathematical)\
**Created:** [December 9, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/solvetime-for-multi-start-options/32065 "2019-12-09T19:45:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![SingingKim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@SingingKim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SingingKim)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/solvetime-for-multi-start-options/32065/1 "2019-12-09T19:45:27Z")

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Hi all,

Is there a way to call solution time for each starting point of the solver?

For example, when an NLP solver (e.g. KNITRO) generates 100 different starting points, you get 100 local optimal values (or infeasibility). And I would like to get a solution time for each of them.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![odow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/odow/32/28685_2.png) [@odow](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/odow)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/solvetime-for-multi-start-options/32065/2 "2019-12-10T14:50:56Z")

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In general, no.

KNITRO might have this functionality, but I’m not sure. If you can find something in the user’s manual [Overview — Artelys Knitro 13.1 User's Manual](https://www.artelys.com/docs/knitro/), you can look in the Julia source code for something similar [https://github.com/JuliaOpt/KNITRO.jl](https://github.com/JuliaOpt/KNITRO.jl).

cc @frapac

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**Author:** ![SingingKim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@SingingKim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SingingKim)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/solvetime-for-multi-start-options/32065/3 "2019-12-11T02:42:42Z")

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Thank you for the response! I will see whether KNITRO has its own option for this.