Microsoft KB Archive/119120

Project: Can’t Open MPX 3.0 Files for the Macintosh

PSS ID Number: Q119120 Article last modified on 09-19-1995

4.00 | 3.00

WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Project 4.0 for Windows, if you open an MPX file that was saved from Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 3.0, you will receive the following error messages:

An error occurred during import (line #)

-and-

Select Yes to continue, No to continue without error messages, or Cancel to stop import.

If you choose Yes or No to continue, Microsoft Project will display a blank project file.

= WORKAROUND =

To work around this problem, save the file as a Microsoft Project file. With the file in this format, you will be able to successfully open the file in Microsoft Project 4.0 for Windows.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.1.

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