PRJ98: Crash When Opening Project Edited in Database (191401)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q191401

SYMPTOMS

When you open a project that was edited in a database, Microsoft Project 98 may stop responding, and you may receive one of the following error messages.

Windows 95/98

This program has preformed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
When you click Details, you receive the following error message:
WINPROJ caused an invalid page fault in module WINPROJ.EXE at <address>.

Windows NT

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

WINPROJ.exe
Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: <address>.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you edit a project in a database and change the FromDate field in the Resource_Rates table to be outside of the valid date range for Microsoft Project of January 1, 1984 through December 31, 2049.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, edit your project in a database and change the FromDate field in the Resource_Rates table to contain a date within the valid date range for Microsoft Project of January 1, 1984 through December 31, 2049.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about editing your project in a database, please refer to the Database.wri file that shipped with Microsoft Project 98.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/17/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB191401