Article ID: 113153
Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1a
- Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q113153
SYMPTOMS
When you start Microsoft Project and the global file, GLOBAL.MPT, is missing or damaged, you receive the following error message:
A default GLOBAL.MPT file is created when you exit Microsoft Project. However, this default GLOBAL.MPT file is created without some of the views and macros that it contained when you installed Microsoft Project, and you will be missing some functionality in Project.
WORKAROUND
To restore this missing functionality in Microsoft Project when you receive the above error message and the GLOBAL.MPT file is re-created, do the following:
- Exit Microsoft Project.
- Copy BACKUP.MPT to GLOBAL.MPT.
- Restart Project.
NOTE: Do not rename BACKUP.MPT. Copy it to GLOBAL.MPT so that you always have a copy available as a backup.
MORE INFORMATION
When you install Microsoft Project, Setup creates a default GLOBAL.MPT file. Setup also creates a backup of this file called BACKUP.MPT. If the GLOBAL.MPT file is deleted, Project re-creates a default GLOBAL.MPT file that is missing some of the views and the built-in macros that are available when you install Project. The following is a list of all the functionality that is missing in the default GLOBAL.MPT file:
Views
Detail Gantt Tracking Gantt
Forms
Date Range From Today (used with DateRangeFromToday macro)
Modules and Macros
Database (hidden) OpenFromDatabase SaveToDatabase Auxiliary RollupFormatting SetFlagsAllTasks CreateRollupBars CreateRollupMilestones ToggleReadOnly UpdateFile ResMgmt_TaskEntry ProjectAnalyzer BatchPrinting Schedule DateRangeFromToday TaskUpdate Effort_Driven AdjustDates FormatDuration PivotTable CreatePivotTables Mail_Utilities AcceptAllUpdates
NOTE: When Microsoft Project uses a default GLOBAL.MPT file, and you choose Multiple Projects from the Tools menu and select Open From Database, the following error message appears:
If you choose Save To Database from the same menu, the following error message appears:
REFERENCES
For more information about the Global File (Definition), choose the Search button in Help and type:
global file
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