PRJ98: Error Opening an Earlier Version File Containing a Macro

ID: Q172884

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Project 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you open a file saved in an earlier version of Microsoft Project, you may receive the following Microsoft Visual Basic error

   Unexpected error

followed by this error:

   An unexpected error occurred during command execution.
   Try one of the following:

   - Check that all argument names and values are correct and are of the
     correct type.

   - You may have run out of memory. To free up available memory, close
     programs, projects, or windows you aren't using.

CAUSE

This error message occurs when the file contains a Visual Basic module with a name longer than 31 characters. In Microsoft Project 98 module names are limited to 31 characters. In contrast, in Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.x, module names are limited to 51 characters.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, reopen the file in the earlier version of Microsoft Project, and rename the module so that it contains no more than 31 characters.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbprg kbdta PROJVBA projwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: May 23, 1998