Description of the Project 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: May 30, 2006 (918856)

INTRODUCTION

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue:

918855 The duration of an assignment unexpectedly decreases in Project 2003

This hotfix package fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Project 2003 stops unexpectedly when you open a master project if you run a macro that calls the "ViewApply" method in the "Project_Open" event

Consider the following scenario. You create a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro that changes the view of a project when you open the project. The macro calls the ViewApply method in the Project_Open event. You log on to Microsoft Project Server 2003, and then add the macro to the enterprise global template. When you open a master project, Project 2003 stops unexpectedly (crashes).
An incorrect value is returned for the BookingType property of an enterprise resource

You create a VBA macro that retrieves the BookingType property of an enterprise resource. If the Booking Type field of an enterprise resource is set to Proposed, you expect the macro to return a value of 1. If the Booking Type field of an enterprise resource is set to Committed, you expect the macro to return a value of 0 (zero). However, the macro returns an incorrect value for the BookingType property.

For example, you change the Booking Type field of an enterprise resource from Proposed to Committed. When you run the macro, an incorrect value of 1 is returned.
Project 2003 stops unexpectedly when you press F9

You open a project, and then press F9 to perform calculations. However, Project 2003 stops unexpectedly (crashes). Additionally, you receive the following error message:
Microsoft Project has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If you were in the middle of something, the information that you were working on might be lost.

Please tell Microsoft about this problem.
We have created an error report that you can help send to help us improve Microsoft Project. We will treat this report as confidential and anonymous.
This problem may occur in scenarios in which baseline information in the project is corrupted. For example, this problem may occur after you perform certain copy and paste operations that involve lots of data.

MORE INFORMATION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office Project 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

This hotfix is a Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 2 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 2 installed. For more information about Project 2003 Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

887620 Description of Project 2003 Service Pack 2

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create any registry keys or modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that this package contains.

File information

The global version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Download information

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Office2003-kb918856-glb.exe	11.0.8028.0	6,578,496	30-May-2006	20:26

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Project.msp	Not applicable	7,686,144	30-May-2006	20:24

After the hotfix package is installed, the global version of this hotfix package has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Pj11od11.dll	11.2.2006.1517	924,616	17-May-2006	20:13
Pj11tm11.dll	11.2.2006.1517	269,648	17-May-2006	18:57
Pjmsgmgr.dll	11.2.2006.1117	146,696	17-Jan-2006	22:48
Pjmsgsdr.dll	11.2.2006.1117	167,176	17-Jan-2006	22:48
Pjoledb.dll	11.2.2006.1517	4,238,672	17-May-2006	18:57
Prjres.dll	11.2.2006.1117	1,735,552	17-Jan-2006	23:52
Serconv.dll	11.2.2006.1517	641,992	17-May-2006	20:13
Winproj.exe	11.2.2006.1517	11,320,744	17-May-2006	20:13

Additional notes

For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates