Article ID: 193150
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q193150
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 98, when you insert a field with a customized name in
a Table Definition, Bar Style, or other Microsoft Project 98 definition
dialog box, you may receive one of the following error messages:
The field "<custom name> (<field name>)" does not exist. Click a field from the list in the Field Name column.
This value is not valid in this situation. Check the field to see if it requires text, a date, or a number, and that you typed the information correctly.
NOTE: To create fields with customized names, you rename built-in Microsoft Project 98 fields using the Customize Field Names dialog box. (On the
Tools menu, point to
Customize, and then click
Fields.)
CAUSE
This problem occurs because Microsoft Project 98 allows you to enter
leading or trailing spaces and include parentheses as part of the field
name when you customize field names. However, parentheses and leading or
trailing spaces are not recognized as valid characters when you insert the
customized field in certain Microsoft Project 98 definition dialog boxes,
including the following:
- Table Definition
- Filter Definition
- Bar Styles (Gantt Chart or Calendar)
- Format Bar
- Define Import/Export Map
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, edit the customized field names to remove
parentheses and leading or trailing spaces.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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