MPRJ4: Choosing Macro from Tools Menu Doesn't Run It
  
PSS ID Number: Q128700
Article last modified on 07-21-1995
 
4.00
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In Microsoft Project, when you open a file that contains a macro that is
assigned to the Tools menu, the macro may not be run when you choose the
command that runs the macro from the Tools menu.
 
CAUSE
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This problem only occurs if the name of the project that the macro is
stored in contains a period (.) character, such as TEST.MPP or PROJECT.1.
When you choose the command that runs the macro from the Tools menu, the
mouse pointer appears as a wristwatch, and then becomes an arrow again, but
the macro does not run and you do not receive an error message.
 
Under this condition, when you choose the macro command from the Tools menu
a second time, the macro runs as expected.
 
Note that this problem does not occur when you assign a macro to a menu
other than the Tools menu, using the Menu Bar Definition dialog box.
 
WORKAROUNDS
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To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
 
Method 1: Rename the file so that it does not have an .MPP file extension.
          Give the file another extension, or do not use an extension at
          all.
 
Method 2: Choose the macro again from the Tools menu. The macro runs the
          second time you choose it from the Tools menu.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
 
REFERENCES
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For more information about Ways To Integrate A Macro With Microsoft
Project, choose the Search button in Help and type:
 
   macros: integrating
 
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: projmac
 
Additional reference words: 4.00
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
