TMGR: Can't Enter Predecessor Lead/Lag Time Containing Commas (149872)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Team Manager

This article was previously published under Q149872

SYMPTOMS

When you enter Predecessor information in Microsoft Team Manager, any specified lead and/or lag time that contains commas generates the following message:
<data> is not a valid value for a predecessor task.
Please enter a row number for the task to which you want
to link this task.
where <data> is the predecessor information you entered. This behavior occurs even though the Predecessor field may display commas in the lead or lag time of a task relationship.

NOTE: If the Predecessor field is manipulated using OLE Automation, the following run-time errors may be displayed:
OLE Automation from Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0:

Run-time error '-2147418113 (8000ffff)':
There was an OLE automation error.
OLE Automation from Microsoft Excel 7.0:

Run-time error '1':
There was an OLE automation error.

WORKAROUND

When entering data into the Predecessors field of a Microsoft Team Manager task, do not use commas in the lead or lag time for the task relationship.

EXAMPLE

Use

2SS+1000 days

Instead of

2SS+1,000 days

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:KB149872