Save As File--How To?

[akarshad]

My requirement is to save a schedule from MR Pro Server 2003 on to
local disc prgramatically. If anyone has the code to do that, pleas
let me kno

 

[Renke Holert [MVP]]

Hi,

you can use the Function FileSaveAs from the Object Model and automate
Project Pro or you can extract data from the Project Server database either
with ADO/ADO.NET or via PDS and create for example a MS Project XML File

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Renke

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[John Bridgman]

How complete is the MS Project XML file created via PDS ? Specifically, is
it sufficiently complete that it could serve as a backup for the situation
where a PM realized they messed up their project plan but didn't realize for
a couple of days afterwards.

I'm guessing this would be the ProjectData method, is that correct ?

The real question we're all asking, I think, is "what are the best practices
for backing up individual projects so that one project can be reverted
without having to revert all of the other projects ?". For now we are just
having the PMs periodically do a "save as" with a timestamp-based unique
file name but there has to be a better way...

Thanks,
JB

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

John --

Assuming your Project Server database is backed up every night, your Project
Server administrator can use the Restore Single Project tool to restore a
single project to its previous state. This utility is available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...77-4d8e-4ed9-91f4-7b4a2bc5bce8&DisplayLang=en

Hope this helps.

 

[akarshad]

I have a project server running at a remote location. Have about 12
real active users accessing it remotely. There are teams outside thi
120 who would like to audit the schedule for completeness, progres
etc. It is not practical to give all these external users permission
as a project manager. The pre project server system was to pull th
latest version from MS VSS and publish the document in Xerox Docushare
as that was the only option at that time. That was faster as VSS an
Docushare was running at the same geographic location.

To do as save as on an MPP with about 4000 Tasks is time consuming an
very mundane every week. If i can run a script that does for me ever
week,i can combine this with another script interfacing the docushar
API's so that every week we have the latest schedule available fo
Audit in docushare.

Can anyone help he with some samples on how to "use the Functio
FileSaveAs from the Object Model and automate Project Pro" or
location to find that?

Arsha

 

[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Akarshad:

Why can't you use Project Web Access to deliver the views?

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[Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]]

Renke:

I recently did some extensive work with Project XML on a some very large
project plans: I'm now thoroughly convinced that this is very badly
implemented in Project. Firstly, the write process is excruciatingly slow.
Secondly, the process of converting MPP to XML and back to MPP has the
lovely affect of inflating the files by 20% or more. I suggest XML be used
for saving small projects only.

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