PRJ98: Err Msg: "Import Error Occurred. Check Row n Column n" (180288)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q180288

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, opening a project from a database or importing data from a file format other than .mpp (such as text, .csv or .xls format) may generate the following error message:
An import error occurred.
Check row <n> column <n>.
This is not a valid date, or is outside the range for dates which is January 1, 1984 through December 31, 2049.

Type a date in the correct format: for example, 6/15/98 or June 15, 1998.

CAUSE

This error message occurs when the project that you are importing contains a date outside the date range of the Microsoft Project calendar: January 1, 1984 through December 31, 2049.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

MORE INFORMATION

You can only enter dates outside the Microsoft Project calendar date range using programs other than Microsoft Project 98. For example, you can save a project in a database, open it in a program other than Microsoft Project, and modify a date field within a project table to have a date of January 1, 1980.

NOTE: The row and column numbers in the error message do not actually locate the table or field containing the incorrect date.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/17/2002
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg kbinterop KB180288