PRJ4: Accent Circumflex (^) in Task or Filename Causes GP Fault

Q127175

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

If a project's filename or the task name in a project contains an accent circumflex (^), you may receive a general protection (GP) fault in Microsoft Project.

If the task name contains an accent circumflex, you may receive a GP fault when you choose the Set Reminder command (from the Tools menu, choose Workgroup, and then choose Set Reminder) or when you choose the Set Reminder tool on the Workgroup toolbar.


STATUS

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


MORE INFORMATION

Although the accent circumflex is a control character, when it's used in a filename it is considered to be a valid MS-DOS character.

Additional query words: GPF caret carret carrot file name

Keywords : kbusage
Issue type : kbbug
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Last Reviewed: November 3, 2000
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