PRJ98: Can Save Changes in Projects Opened Read-Only from Pool (191993)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q191993 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 98, when you open one or more projects read-only from
within a resource pool, you may be able to save changes to the projects.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you do the following:
- Open a resource pool read-only.
- In the Share Resources dialog box, you select the Read
Only check box, and then click Open All, to open projects
sharing resources from the pool.
NOTE: The Sharing Resources dialog box has an Open button and an Open All button. The Open button opens each project selected in the Sharing Links box as a single file; therefore, if you also select the Read Only check box, the projects are opened read-only as expected. The Open All button, however, acts differently. The Open All button creates a new consolidated project with each of the projects listed in the Sharing Links box inserted into the consolidated project. The consolidated project is read/write and allows you to make changes to the data in the inserted projects. In this situation, the source of each of the inserted project is not opened read-only.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, follow these steps:
- In the resource pool project, on the Tools menu, point to
Resources, and then click Share Resources.
- In the Share Resources dialog box, click to select the Open
Files Read Only check box.
- In the Sharing Links list, click to select the first project
you want to open.
- Hold down CTRL and click to select the other projects that you
want to open.
- Click Open, instead of Open All.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/17/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbbug KB191993 |
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