PRJ98: Error Assigning Resource to Fixed Duration Task (190597)

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you assign a resource to a task, you may receive the following message:

Message 1

Microsoft Project cannot create an assignment with a specific unit value on a fixed duration, effort-driven task.

Once the assignment is created, you can edit the unit value on the assignment.

Followed by one of the following messages (Message 2):

On Microsoft Windows 95

This Program has preformed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

If you click Details, you receive the following error:

WINPROJ caused an invalid page fault in module WINPROJ.EXE at <address>.

On Microsoft Windows NT

An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated.

WINPROJ.EXE
Exception access violation (oxc0000005), Address <address>

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you have the following conditions:

The task is Fixed Duration and Effort Driven.
The project shares resources from a resource pool.
The task has an existing resource assignment.
You assign a resource to the task and specify the units.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install Microsoft Project 98 for Windows Service Release 1 (SR-1).

NOTE: Message 1 in the Symptoms section is an expected message for the conditions listed in the Cause section, Message 2 is not expected and is resolved in Project 98 SR-1.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Project 98 for Windows, ServiceRelease 1 (SR-1).

For additional information about obtaining and installing SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185102 PRJ98: How to Obtain and Install MS Project 98 SR-1