Microsoft KB Archive/136643

PRJ41: Can’t Change “Total Editing Time” Value

PSS ID Number: Q136643 Article last modified on 09-26-1995

4.10

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Project, if you use the BuiltinDocumentProperties property in a macro to change the Total Editing Time value for the project, the Total Editing Time value does not change.

For example, if you run the following macro in Microsoft Project, the value displayed in the Total Editing Time field (in the Properties dialog box) is the actual amount of time the project has been open for editing, instead of, for example, 10:

Sub Macro1 With ActiveProject.BuiltinDocumentProperties .item(“Total Editing Time”).value = 10 End With End Sub

= CAUSE =

The Total Editing Time value is not a read-write value. This value is displayed on the Statistics tab in the Properties dialog box when you click Properties on the File menu in your project. You cannot change the value of this property, either by editing the value directly in the Properties dialog box, or by running a macro to change the value.

= MORE INFORMATION =

You can change the value of some document properties directly in the Properties dialog box, such as the Subject (on the Summary tab). Additionally, you can change the value of most of the document properties by using a macro, even if you can’t change the value directly in the Properties dialog box. For example, you can change the value of the Last Author property (Last Saved By field in Properties dialog box) by using a macro.

However, you cannot change the value of the Total Editing Time property. The value displayed in this field in the Properties dialog box, or returned by this property (in a macro) is always the actual total amount of time that the file has been open for editing.

KBCategory: kbprg kbcode KBSubcategory: projwin

= Additional reference words: 4.10 =

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