Q122260

• Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you export a Microsoft Project 4.0 for Windows file to a file in MDB file format, the Outline Number field is truncated to two digits before the first decimal point.

CAUSE

When you save a Microsoft Project file to a database file, the Outline Number field is truncated because it is stored in a Number field in the MDB instead of being stored in a Text field.

Note that opening the file in Access and changing the design properties of the Outline Number field from Number to Text will not show the original Outline Number information.

WORKAROUND

The WBS code field contains the default Outline Number and is saved to a text field. When this field is opened in Access, the WBS field contains the correct original Outline Number information.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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