PRJ98: VBA: Excess Memory Consumed When Running Macro (191393)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Project 98 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q191393

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you run a macro, memory usage by Microsoft Project may increase and not decrease until you restart Microsoft Project. This can also cause Microsoft Project to run slowly as more memory is consumed. In addition, you may also receive a message indicating you are low on available memory.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur when you run a macro that repetitively accesses properties of a task, resource, or assignment and values of the properties are stored internally as variants.

RESOLUTION

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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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

MORE INFORMATION

The following list contains properties that cause memory loss:

Actual Finish
Actual Start
AvailableFrom
AvailableTo
Baseline Finish
Baseline Start
Date1 - Date10
Finish1 - Finish10
PreleveledFinish
PreleveledStart
Resume
Start1 - Start10
Stop

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	10/11/2006
Keywords:	kbbug kbdtacode kberrmsg kbfix KB191393