"Project Encountered a Problem and Needs to Close"

[RandyK]

We have an active project that when attemping to open, crashes the MS Project
application and displays the above error message. Research of that error
message only revealed a condition that is not applicable (project name
contains a certain string of characters). I've tried renaming the project
using the renamer utility - but no luck. Any other reasons why we might be
getting this error and how to fix it?

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Randy:

It generally indicates corruption in the binary record of the project. Do
you have a backup to revert to? If you're using 2003, you could try a direct
ODBC connection to the database and try opening it that way. If you can get
it open, you might be able to save it.

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Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting: http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS: http://www.projectserverexperts.com

 

[RandyK]

Thanks Gary - file this under "can't explain it but..." Seems to have
fixed itself. I'd like to take the credit for it - but I can't.

By the way... Are you presenting any sessions at the Project Conference in
October?

Thanks for the feedback though!
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Thanks much!
Randy

Randy:

It generally indicates corruption in the binary record of the project. Do
you have a backup to revert to? If you're using 2003, you could try a direct
ODBC connection to the database and try opening it that way. If you can get
it open, you might be able to save it.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting: http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS: http://www.projectserverexperts.com

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Randy:

Yes, I'll be doing a session on Managing Oganizational Change around an EPM
deployment.

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Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
MSProjectExperts
For Project Server Consulting: http://www.msprojectexperts.com
For Project Server FAQS: http://www.projectserverexperts.com

Thanks Gary - file this under "can't explain it but..." Seems to
have
fixed itself. I'd like to take the credit for it - but I can't.

By the way... Are you presenting any sessions at the Project Conference in
October?

Thanks for the feedback though!