Microsoft KB Archive/285745

= PRJ2000: Driver Keyword Syntax Error When You Open a Project from the MRU List on the File Menu =

Article ID: 285745

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q285745



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a project, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Project [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] DRIVER keyword syntax error



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when all of the following conditions are true:
 * The project is stored in a database.

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 * You save your file using a data source name (File DSN).

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 * You attempt to open the file from the most recently used (MRU) file list on the File menu.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Project 2000, Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To obtain SR-1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

288953 PRJ2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Project 2000 SR-1

Temporary Workaround
To temporarily work around this problem, use a System DSN to save your project to the database.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 2000, Service Release 1 (SR-1).

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB285745

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