From fe7d2eb2705a4932533c4c8e2fd59ca64d89f1d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rolfvdhulst <rolfvdhulst@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:53:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix error reading fixed format .mps files

---
 src/io/HMpsFF.cpp | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/io/HMpsFF.cpp b/src/io/HMpsFF.cpp
index 14f0bf5dc0..3bd28e48f3 100644
--- a/src/io/HMpsFF.cpp
+++ b/src/io/HMpsFF.cpp
@@ -592,12 +592,8 @@ HMpsFF::Parsekey HMpsFF::parseRows(const HighsLogOptions& log_options,
 
     // Detect if file is in fixed format.
     if (!is_end(strline, rowname_end)) {
-      std::string name = strline.substr(start + 1);
-      name = trim(name);
-      if (name.size() > 8)
-        return HMpsFF::Parsekey::kFail;
-      else
-        return HMpsFF::Parsekey::kFixedFormat;
+      //Either the name contains spaces, or extra fields are populated.
+      return HMpsFF::Parsekey::kFixedFormat;
     }
 
     // Do not add to matrix if row is free.