Newbie developer - extracting data from standard 2002

[d20]

I need to be able to extract fields from a couple MS Project Files created
in Standard 2002....VBA and macros should be able to handle this easily. But
my problem is complicated by the fact that I need to be able to extract data
when the files are NOT open in the Microsoft Project software.

I have a vb/c#.net/sql/asp.net programming background...so what i'm really
looking for is info on how do get started....

How do examine the contents of the file...tables, fields etc -
programmatically....without opening them in Microsoft Project?

Where do I find documentation - for Standard 2002?

thanks for helping a newbie!

 

[mobe]

Try something like aspose.project.

Alternatively, you can save project data in a database (using the odbc
option when you "Save As" a project and read stuff from the database. Look
for a file named pjdb.htm for database specification. That file comes with
the project server 2003 installation, but I'm sure it is available
elsewhere. But be careful if you are talking about updating data, not just
reading it.

 

[JackD]

Also look at the Oledb provider. pjoledb.htm should be the file name which
describes it.
It is read-only but for extraction that should be OK.