PRJ: The Microsoft Project 4.1 HTML Conversion Program (187855)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1a
This article was previously published under Q187855

SUMMARY

This article discusses the Microsoft Project HTML Conversion program.

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft Project HTML Conversion program takes information from a Microsoft Project file and creates a Web page table from it. You can use any columns in the project file to create the Web page.

The Options dialog box in the converter allows you to control the following items:

  • Web page title
  • Table title
  • Shading of Summary task cells
  • Table borders
  • Indenting of task names

Installation

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

DownloadDownload Projhtml.exe now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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To install the Microsoft Project HTML Conversion program, download and run Projhtml.exe. The Setup program will install the necessary software on your computer and create a program icon to run the program. The default installation location is "C:\Program Files\Projhtml" under Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. You can change this location during the Setup process.

Setup will create a program icon in the following places depending on your operating system:

  • Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0: Under Programs on the Start menu.
  • Windows NT 3.5x: A PROJHTML group will be created.

Adding the Converter to the Microsoft Project Menus

  1. Start Microsoft Project.
  2. On the Tools menu, point to Customize and click Menu Bars.
  3. Select the Standard menu bar item and click Edit.
  4. Scroll down through the list of Menu Items and select the Customize menu item under the Tools menu item.
  5. Click Insert Row (at the top of the dialog box).
  6. Click [Blank Item] in the Menu Item column.
  7. Type HTML Converter.
  8. In the Command/Macro field type the following (including the quotation marks) and press ENTER:

    appexecute "c:\program files\projhtml\projhtml.exe"

    If you installed the converter to a different location, include the correct path in place of c:\program files\projhtml\.
  9. Select the Customize menu item again, and click Insert Row.
  10. Click [Blank Item] in the Menu Item column.
  11. On the new blank line, click the Command/Macro field.
  12. Click the drop-down arrow on the right side of the entry bar.
  13. Select the "------(Separator)------" choice from the list.
  14. In the Menu Bar Definition dialog box, click OK.
  15. In the Menu Bars dialog box, click Apply.
The HTML Converter is now available as a choice on your Tools menu.

Previewing

The converter attempts to preview the Web page in your default Web browser. If it has problems starting the browser, then locate and open the Projtemp.htm file from the directory where the converter is installed.

Usage

The converter uses the list of tasks showing in the current view in Microsoft Project. Make sure the current view is a task-based view or an error message will warn you to change the view. You can use the filtering and sorting features of Microsoft Project to limit the number of tasks the converter can use.

If you have previewed a file, and then change any items in the Options dialog box, you must preview the file again before clicking Save HTML. If you do not Preview after making the changes, the resulting saved HTML file will not have the options you selected.

Date Formats

The Microsoft Project HTML Converter maintains the date format selected in Microsoft Project. There are two date formats that cannot be translated correctly using this program. A Date Format choice of "W05/1/94 12:33PM" produces dates in the "Mon 1/31/94 12:33PM" format. A Date Format choice of "W05/1" produces dates in the "Mon 1/31/94" format.

Windows NT 3.51

The converter may have problems previewing multiple times if you are running Windows NT 3.51 and Service Pack 4 (SP-4) is not installed. The error message from the program states that "Team Manager must be running", even if the program is currently running.

When previewing your page in Microsoft Internet Explorer, changes may not be reflected in the browser. Click the Refresh button on the Internet Explorer toolbar, or press F5 to make Internet Explorer refresh the page contents.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
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