Microsoft KB Archive/121365

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Project: TimescaledData Method May Return Invalid Data

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Q121365

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, the Visual Basic, Applications Edition, TimescaledData method may return strings with unreadable characters.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
The TimescaledData method returns a list of work or cost for a task and resource over intervals in a period of time. Normally, the method returns a text string that resembles the following:

"5h,2h,6h,2h,2h" At times, however, the method returns strings that contain unreadable characters such as hearts and happy faces.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Enter a task with a 5 day duration and assign a resource, R1.
 * 2) Enter the following macro into a module:
 * 3) Run the macro.

After the macro runs for a while, it will eventually stop and display a number representing the number of times that the TimescaledData method has been accessed. Also, in the debug window, you will see the data string returned by the TimescaledData method.

NOTE: This problem occurs in a random fashion and does not happen after a set number of iterations.

Additional query words: smiley happyface dingbats ding bats

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Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbProjectSearch kbProject400Mac kbProjectMacSearch kbProject400