Ray said:
Hello,
I've got a real simple question, I feel really dumb not knowing this, but
I've never used a Formula before for a Custom Field. What language, if any,
is this in? I'd like to look it up in a book, but I don't know what to look
in. Any clues for the clueless would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Ray
Ray,
I don't know if there is a specific language definition for the formulas
in Project but they very closely follow the syntax of Visual Basic.
There is a set of definitions for formulas in Project but in my opinion
not only is the information difficult to find but there is very little
explanation about arguments once you do find it. What I usually do is to
look up the similar function, method, etc. using the VBA help file in
Project.
Just for reference, in Project 2003, the help file for formulas can be
found under "Project functions" (yeah, as if that's the keyword that
pops into mind when looking for information about formulas). For a
better definition, go to Tools/Macro/Visual Basic Editor. Hit the object
browser icon and then set MSProject as the object library in the upper
left selection box. Form there type in the function, method, etc. as the
search text and select the most appropriate item from the search
results. Hitting the question mark icon will bring up the syntax
information about that particular item.
Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP
