Microsoft KB Archive/113507

Project: Open Dialog Appears Even with Alerts False Command

PSS ID Number: Q113507 Article last modified on 03-24-1995

4.00 | 4.00

WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Project, if you use a macro to add a subproject to a project, and the subproject cannot be found, the Open dialog box appears even if you used the Alerts method in the macro to turn off the display of alerts when the macro is run.

= CAUSE =

In a macro in Microsoft Project, the Alerts method does not suppress the Open dialog box if a needed file cannot be found.

= WORKAROUND =

To avoid having the Open dialog box appear when you add a subproject to your project using a macro, use the Dir function to check to see if the subproject file exists. The following macro example checks for the existence of the subproject file, and adds it as a subproject if it exists. If the subproject cannot be found, an error message is displayed with this information.

Sub Add_SubProject ’ Declare variables Dim SubProj As String, SubProjExists As String ’ Define variable as subproject to be added SubProj = “c:3.mpp” ’ Test for existence of subproject SubProjExists = Dir(SubProj) If SubProjExists <> &quot;&quot; Then ’ If project file exists, add as subproject Projects(1).Tasks(1).Subproject = SubProj Else ’ If project file cannot be found, display error message MsgBox “Can’t find” & SubProj End If End Sub

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= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  In a new project, enter a task, T1.   From the Tools menu, choose Macros, and then choose the New button. In the Macro Name box, type “Add_SubProject” (without the quotation marks). Choose the Options button, and under Store Macro In, select the New project File option. Choose OK.   In the new module, enter the following macro: Sub Add_SubProject Alerts False Projects(1).Tasks(1).Subproject = “project3.mpp” End Sub   From the View menu, choose Gantt Chart.   From the Tools menu, choose Macros. From the Macro Name list, select Add_SubProject and choose Run.   Run the macro 

The Open dialog box appears with the title

Can’t find ‘C:3.MPP’

even though you used the Alerts method in the macro to turn off the display of any messages.

= REFERENCES =

For more information about the Alerts Method, choose the Search button in the Visual Basic Reference and type:

alerts

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