Project: Can't Open MPX 3.0 Files for the Macintosh
  
PSS ID Number: Q119120
Article last modified on 09-19-1995
 
4.00    | 3.00
 
WINDOWS | MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 3.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In Microsoft Project 4.0 for Windows, if you open an MPX file that was
saved from Microsoft Project for the Macintosh 3.0, you will receive the
following error messages:
 
   An error occurred during import (line #)
 
   -and-
 
   Select Yes to continue, No to continue without error messages, or Cancel
   to stop import.
 
If you choose Yes or No to continue, Microsoft Project will display a
blank project file.
 
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, save the file as a Microsoft Project file.
With the file in this format, you will be able to successfully open the
file in Microsoft Project 4.0 for Windows.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in
Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.1.
 
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
