Microsoft KB Archive/102683

Project: Best Fit Selection for Resource View

PSS ID Number: Q102683 Article last modified on 03-15-1995

3.00 3.00a | 3.00

WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

= SYMPTOMS =

When you use the Best Fit option on a Microsoft Project resource view such as the Resource Sheet, you may receive the following errors:

If you are using version 3.1 of Windows or Windows for Workgroups —————————————————————-

WINPROJ caused a General Protection fault in module WINPROJ.EXE

-or-

If you are using Microsoft Project for the Macintosh —————————————————-

The application “unknown” has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 1 has occurred.

= WORKAROUND =

To reset column widths on a resource view, do any of the following:

In the Column Definition dialog box, type a value in the Width field and choose OK.

-or-

Change the column width while you edit the table by choosing the Define Tables command from the Tables menu.

-or-

Use your mouse to drag the resource view column to the desired width.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above. This problem was corrected in version 4.0 of Microsoft Project.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Start Microsoft Project.
 * 2) From the View menu, choose Resource Sheet.
 * 3) From the Table menu, choose Work.
 * 4) Enter a resource, “R1” (without the quotation marks).
 * 5) Double-click the “Actual” column title.

The Column Definition dialog box appears and the Field Name says “Actual Work.”

 Click the Best Fit button.

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