Disappearing and Out of Order Tasks
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From: JJ on 29 Apr 2008 12:15 I have this extremely strange problem which I hope someone may have seen before and knows how to fix it. I have a schedule where certain tasks seem to disappear when opening the file. For instance, I will see tasks IDs 4 and 6 but task 5 is not there. There is no filter or autofilter turned on. If I tried to do a "Go To" (F5) to go to Task 5, it would error out because it couldn't find it. Also, for some reason, some tasks are out of order. For example, Task 18 will appear before Task 17. Task is already sorted by ID. When I change the view to any other view, the problem fixes itself. If I save it, close the file, and reopen the file; the problems reappear - even in a different view. Does anyone know what is causing this problem? If so, how do I fix it. By the way, I need a fix that does NOT change the Unique IDs of the tasks. I am using Project 2003. Thanks!
From: JulieS on 29 Apr 2008 13:39 Hello JJ, Off the top of my head, it sounds as though you have a project file which has some corruption. Disappearing and then reappearing tasks are definitely not the norm in Project. First, check which service pack is applied to Project 2003. You should be at SP-2 at a minimum. Then on a copy of the file try the strategies listed in FAQ #43 "Handling file corruption or bloat" at: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm There is no guarantee that you'll be able to repair the file, nor that your unique IDs will be preserved. I assume you are manipulating the project through something other than Project? I hope this helps. Julie "JJ" wrote: > I have this extremely strange problem which I hope someone may have > seen before and knows how to fix it. > > I have a schedule where certain tasks seem to disappear when opening > the file. For instance, I will see tasks IDs 4 and 6 but task 5 is not > there. There is no filter or autofilter turned on. If I tried to do a > "Go To" (F5) to go to Task 5, it would error out because it couldn't > find it. > > Also, for some reason, some tasks are out of order. For example, Task > 18 will appear before Task 17. Task is already sorted by ID. > > When I change the view to any other view, the problem fixes itself. If > I save it, close the file, and reopen the file; the problems reappear > - even in a different view. > > Does anyone know what is causing this problem? If so, how do I fix it. > > By the way, I need a fix that does NOT change the Unique IDs of the > tasks. I am using Project 2003. > > Thanks! >
From: JJ on 29 Apr 2008 18:05 I suspect there is some corruption. However, the corruption started when the baseline was being created. I will double-check the Service Pack to ensure it is updated to the latest one. The Project file is not being manipulated by anything other than Project, so I'm not sure how this file got corrupted. I will look at the FAQs link you sent and attempt to rebuild the file. If anyone else has experienced this problem or has an alternate solution, please respond! Thanks again! JJ On Apr 29, 10:39 am, JulieS <Jul...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Hello JJ, > > Off the top of my head, it sounds as though you have a project file which > has some corruption. Disappearing and then reappearing tasks are definitely > not the norm in Project. > > First, check which service pack is applied to Project 2003. You should be > at SP-2 at a minimum. Then on a copy of the file try the strategies listed in > FAQ #43 "Handling file corruption or bloat" at:http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm > > There is no guarantee that you'll be able to repair the file, nor that your > unique IDs will be preserved. I assume you are manipulating the project > through something other than Project? > > I hope this helps. > Julie > > "JJ" wrote: > > I have this extremely strange problem which I hope someone may have > > seen before and knows how to fix it. > > > I have a schedule where certain tasks seem to disappear when opening > > the file. For instance, I will see tasks IDs 4 and 6 but task 5 is not > > there. There is no filter or autofilter turned on. If I tried to do a > > "Go To" (F5) to go to Task 5, it would error out because it couldn't > > find it. > > > Also, for some reason, some tasks are out of order. For example, Task > > 18 will appear before Task 17. Task is already sorted by ID. > > > When I change the view to any other view, the problem fixes itself. If > > I save it, close the file, and reopen the file; the problems reappear > > - even in a different view. > > > Does anyone know what is causing this problem? If so, how do I fix it. > > > By the way, I need a fix that does NOT change the Unique IDs of the > > tasks. I am using Project 2003. > > > Thanks!
From: JulieS on 29 Apr 2008 19:26 You're welcome JJ. Good luck. Julie "JJ" <metaldogo70(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:896fa817-5466-4792-86e6-a516cf336aff(a)s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com... I suspect there is some corruption. However, the corruption started when the baseline was being created. I will double-check the Service Pack to ensure it is updated to the latest one. The Project file is not being manipulated by anything other than Project, so I'm not sure how this file got corrupted. I will look at the FAQs link you sent and attempt to rebuild the file. If anyone else has experienced this problem or has an alternate solution, please respond! Thanks again! JJ On Apr 29, 10:39 am, JulieS <Jul...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Hello JJ, > > Off the top of my head, it sounds as though you have a project file > which > has some corruption. Disappearing and then reappearing tasks are > definitely > not the norm in Project. > > First, check which service pack is applied to Project 2003. You > should be > at SP-2 at a minimum. Then on a copy of the file try the strategies > listed in > FAQ #43 "Handling file corruption or bloat" > at:http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm > > There is no guarantee that you'll be able to repair the file, nor > that your > unique IDs will be preserved. I assume you are manipulating the > project > through something other than Project? > > I hope this helps. > Julie > > "JJ" wrote: > > I have this extremely strange problem which I hope someone may > > have > > seen before and knows how to fix it. > > > I have a schedule where certain tasks seem to disappear when > > opening > > the file. For instance, I will see tasks IDs 4 and 6 but task 5 is > > not > > there. There is no filter or autofilter turned on. If I tried to > > do a > > "Go To" (F5) to go to Task 5, it would error out because it > > couldn't > > find it. > > > Also, for some reason, some tasks are out of order. For example, > > Task > > 18 will appear before Task 17. Task is already sorted by ID. > > > When I change the view to any other view, the problem fixes > > itself. If > > I save it, close the file, and reopen the file; the problems > > reappear > > - even in a different view. > > > Does anyone know what is causing this problem? If so, how do I fix > > it. > > > By the way, I need a fix that does NOT change the Unique IDs of > > the > > tasks. I am using Project 2003. > > > Thanks!
From: Rod Gill on 29 Apr 2008 19:41
If you do suspect corruption, does saving to an xml file then re-opening from the xml file help? -- Rod Gill Microsoft MVP for Project Author of the only book on Project VBA, see: http://www.projectvbabook.com "JulieS" <JulieS(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:epVquBlqIHA.4672(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > You're welcome JJ. Good luck. > > Julie > > "JJ" <metaldogo70(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:896fa817-5466-4792-86e6-a516cf336aff(a)s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com... > I suspect there is some corruption. However, the corruption started > when the baseline was being created. > > I will double-check the Service Pack to ensure it is updated to the > latest one. > > The Project file is not being manipulated by anything other than > Project, so I'm not sure how this file got corrupted. I will look at > the FAQs link you sent and attempt to rebuild the file. > > If anyone else has experienced this problem or has an alternate > solution, please respond! > > Thanks again! > JJ > > On Apr 29, 10:39 am, JulieS <Jul...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> Hello JJ, >> >> Off the top of my head, it sounds as though you have a project file which >> has some corruption. Disappearing and then reappearing tasks are >> definitely >> not the norm in Project. >> >> First, check which service pack is applied to Project 2003. You should be >> at SP-2 at a minimum. Then on a copy of the file try the strategies >> listed in >> FAQ #43 "Handling file corruption or bloat" >> at:http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm >> >> There is no guarantee that you'll be able to repair the file, nor that >> your >> unique IDs will be preserved. I assume you are manipulating the project >> through something other than Project? >> >> I hope this helps. >> Julie >> >> "JJ" wrote: >> > I have this extremely strange problem which I hope someone may have >> > seen before and knows how to fix it. >> >> > I have a schedule where certain tasks seem to disappear when opening >> > the file. For instance, I will see tasks IDs 4 and 6 but task 5 is not >> > there. There is no filter or autofilter turned on. If I tried to do a >> > "Go To" (F5) to go to Task 5, it would error out because it couldn't >> > find it. >> >> > Also, for some reason, some tasks are out of order. For example, Task >> > 18 will appear before Task 17. Task is already sorted by ID. >> >> > When I change the view to any other view, the problem fixes itself. If >> > I save it, close the file, and reopen the file; the problems reappear >> > - even in a different view. >> >> > Does anyone know what is causing this problem? If so, how do I fix it. >> >> > By the way, I need a fix that does NOT change the Unique IDs of the >> > tasks. I am using Project 2003. >> >> > Thanks! > > |