File location

[Carlos Pisquem]

Is there a way to find out exactly where the physical files are located when
"Publishing a project" or even the documents to the documents section.
Is there any online documentataion on this material?

 

[JackD]

This short macro returns the path to the project file

Sub showme()
MsgBox ActiveProject.Path & "\" & ActiveProject.Name
End Sub

If you are using project server, then the files are stored on the project
server. It should be a SQL server somewhere.

 

[Carlos Pisquem]

Not sure what I am suppose to do with this macro?
Yes Project Server is using SQL server.....so is there a physical location
of these files?

 

[Brian K - Project MVP]

Not sure what I am suppose to do with this macro?
Yes Project Server is using SQL server.....so is there a physical
location of these files?

No. If you are using Project Server then there is not a "file" really
but rather just a collection of records in the sQL db. So the physical
location is not really a factor in this case.

Doe this help?

 

[Carlos Pisquem]

So there is not actually physicall file filename.mpp
When I create a project and stuff....not published yet...there is a physical
file....but once I publish it...what happens?

 

[Brian K - Project MVP]

So there is not actually physicall file filename.mpp
When I create a project and stuff....not published yet...there is a
physical file....but once I publish it...what happens?

When you log into Project Pro and when you does it connects you to a
Project SErver? (You can check by clicking File | Open. If if shows you
a dialog that shows physical locations like My Computer you are NOT
conected to a project server)

If so then when you create a project and click save it still puts it on
the server. There are basically two parts to the database. There is the
part that Project Pro uses. This is where the project goes when you
click Save. Then there is the part that Project Web Access uses. When
you click Publish the server takes the data that is in the Project Pro
'side' of the database and puts a copy of much of it into the side
where Project Web Access reads from.

So as long as you are connected to a project server there will be no
MPP files unless you click File | Save and then click Save as file on
the save dialog. Then you will create an mpp but it is NOT connected to
Project server in any way.