Project Pro 2003 and Web Server

[Jeff]

We have an application that is using VB6 to create MPP files based on
information entered on the screen and some data in a database. What we
talked about doing was converting this over to a Web app on an intranet
and, for the short term, installing Project pro on the web server and
create these files on the web server and push them down to the client
machine (using ASP.NET/C#/Microsoft.Office.Interop.MSProject). The
long term goal is to go to Project Enterprise, but for now.....Has
anyone done this? Experience good/bad? The web server might create 10
of these a day.

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi,

Installing project on the server isn't too good. How complicated are these
projects? If they're relatively simple, then why not create them in a
database? see the pjdb.htm file in one of project's program folders (or the
CD) for full details.

 

[Jeff]

Hi,

Installing project on the server isn't too good. How complicated are these
projects? If they're relatively simple, then why not create them in a
database? see the pjdb.htm file in one of project's program folders (or the
CD) for full details.

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Rod Gill
Project MVP
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The projects are moderately complex. We take a template mpp and modify
it, mostly removing task, adding task. On my dev machine (slow) it
takes about 20 sec to produce a mpp (copy shell, modify, file save
as)....

What do you mean by creating them in a database?

Thanks for the help
Jeff

 

[Rod Gill]

Projects can be saved in an Access database (.mdb or project's mpd) or any
ODBC database. Save to one from Project (you need to set up a DSN for ODBC
databases) and Project creates all the tables needed. The pjdb.htm file
describes the db structure and what's needed to add tasks etc.

Should be faster than automation.