Opening Files

[Emily]

Hello,

I seem to be having an odd occurrance on some of our computers.

Normally when you receive a project file from someone and then open it up,
it opens into the View that it was in when they saved it correct? You can
then change the view and save the file locally and it will open up on the
view you last selected correct? This is working fine on my computer.

I have 3 other users, however, who received a file from someone with a split
screen view. They save the file locally and switch to a single view Gantt
Chart and save again. If they close the file and re-open it, it returns to
the split screen view. They have sent me the file and I originally get the
split screen, but when I switch to the single view and save it, the file
opens up to the new single view.

Everything they want to use the file they constantly have to remove the
split and switch to the Gantt chart. Its not unworkable but extemely
annoying. The original user is no longer available and so having them save
it without the split is not an option.

We are all using Project 2002.

Thanks,

Emily

 

[JulieS]

Hi Emily,

You are correct -- if you save a project file with a specific view showing,
close and re-open the file, it will re-open to the last saved view. Why this
is not occurring for three of your users is certainly *not* how Project
normally functions.

As you can open - change view - save - close - reopen to saved view and
the other users cannot, I can only assume it is a computer specific problem,
not a file specific problem.

Can you save the file in the non-combination view, email to them and see if
it works?

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

If you

 

[Emily]

Hi Julie,

Thanks for your help.

I saved the file and sent it back to the user and while it worked for me,
everytime, they say that as soon as they open it, it reverts to the Split
Screen view.

I even sent it to an additional person and the same problem appeared.

I seem to be the only one not infected.

thanks,

Emily

 

[Emily]

Additionally.

I noticed that when it opens the file, it first shows the Gantt Chart view
then quickly spilts the screen and shows Resource Usage up top.

Could this be a macro that somehow runs on startup? I cannot see any unique
macros but perhaps I am missing something?

Emily

 

[John]

Additionally.

I noticed that when it opens the file, it first shows the Gantt Chart view
then quickly spilts the screen and shows Resource Usage up top.

Could this be a macro that somehow runs on startup? I cannot see any unique
macros but perhaps I am missing something?

Emily

Emily,
Pardon me for jumping in. Yes you could be right about an auto-open
macro. You won't see it listed however by simply going to
Tools/Macro/Macros. Instead, go to Tools/Macro/Visual Basic Editor.
Click on the Project Explorer icon. Look for "ThisProject (name of your
project)" the under VBAProject (name of your project) item. Double click
the ThisProject item. If a window opens on the right showing a
Project_Open macro, then yes, the file is probably being set up with
that code. If you do NOT want that to happen, simply select all the code
in the code window and hit "delete". Then save the project.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

 

[Emily]

Hi John,

Thanks for your help.

I took a look in the Visual Basic Editor and there are no macros in the file
at all.

Do you or anyone have any other ideas.

Thanks,

Emily

 

[John]

Hi John,

Thanks for your help.

I took a look in the Visual Basic Editor and there are no macros in the file
at all.

Do you or anyone have any other ideas.

Thanks,

Emily

Emily,
Could you send me the file via e-mail? If it has sensitive data, I could
send you a macro that will desensitize it. My address is below.

John
Project MVP
jensenj6atatcomcastdotdotnet
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