Microsoft KB Archive/187490

= PRJ98: Elapsed Duration Lost When Opening MPX File in Project 4 =

Article ID: 187490

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1a

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This article was previously published under Q187490



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1a, when you open an MPX 4.0 file that was saved in Microsoft Project 98, tasks that had an elapsed duration will no longer have an elapsed duration and their duration values may change.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because Microsoft Project 98 schedules differently than earlier versions.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Change the Location of the Duration Field
Change the location of the Duration field in the Export table by following these steps:


 * 1) In Microsoft Project 98, on the View menu, point to Table: and click More Tables.
 * 2) In the More Tables dialog box click the Task option button.
 * 3) In the list of tables, click Export, and then click Edit.
 * 4) In the Field Name column, click Duration, and then click Cut Row.
 * 5) In the Field Name column, click Early Start, and then click Paste Row.
 * 6) Click OK.
 * 7) In the More Tables dialog box, click Close.
 * 8) Resave your project as MPX 4.0 format. (On the File menu, click Save As. In the File Save dialog box, click MPX 4.0 (*.mpx) in the Save As Type list.)

Elapsed duration tasks will now be displayed correctly when you open the file in earlier versions of Microsoft Project.

Method 2: Change the Task Type to Fixed Duration
Change the Task Type to Fixed Duration by following these steps:


 * 1) In Microsoft Project 98, select the task that has an elapsed duration value.
 * 2) On the Project menu, click Task Information and then click the Advanced tab.
 * 3) In the Task Type list click Fixed Duration. Click OK.
 * 4) Resave your project as MPX 4.0 format. (On the File menu, click Save As. In the File Save dialog box, click MPX 4.0 (*.mpx) in the Save As Type list.)

Elapsed duration tasks will now be displayed correctly when opening the file in earlier versions of Microsoft Project.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

Additional query words: PRJ98

Keywords: kbbug kbconversion kbnofix KB187490

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