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

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: <table name> 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.