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Article ID: 187492 - Last Review: January 23, 2007 - Revision: 3.2 PRJ: Import Error When Opening a Project in MPX FormatThis article was previously published under Q187492 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, when you open a project in the MPX 4.0 format, you
may receive the following import error message:
An import error occurred.
An invalid .MPX record was encountered on line # <n>.
Check the information in your .MPX file to see if there is data in fields that does not match the type of information expected for the fields.
The file cannot be opened.
: Line # <n> is the line in the MPX file that contains the incorrect information.
CAUSENOTE: This article assumes that you are familiar with working with MPX format files.
This behavior may occur when any of the following conditions are true:
- The version number of the file found in the File Creation record
contains a mix of numbers and letters.
-or-
- Record 30 of the MPX file contains incorrect project start or finish
dates.
-or-
- Record 10 of the MPX file contains an incorrect currency symbol or
decimal separator.
RESOLUTIONNOTE: For the resolution below, the following steps describe how to edit or verify information in an MPX file.
- Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Notepad.
- In Notepad, click Open on the File menu. Open
the MPX file.
- Verify that on the Edit menu, Word Wrap does not have a
check by it.
- The left column contains the records described in this article.
Verify or edit the information as described in the following
steps.- Verify that the version number of the file does not contain a mix
of letters and numbers.
The File Creation record (no record number) is the first record in
the MPX file.
The fields included in this record are:
- MPX, followed immediately by the list separator character
- Program Name/Identifier
- Version Number of the file
- Code Page (850, 437, MAC, ANSI)
Example: MPX, Microsoft Project, 3.0
This example specifies that a comma is used as the list separator
character in this MPX file, and the version of the MPX format used
in the file is exported from Microsoft Project version 3.0. - Verify that record 30 contains correct dates.
Project Header record (record 30) sets global project fields, such
as the project start date and project finish date. The fields in
this record correspond to the information in the Project
Info and Statistics dialog boxes.
NOTE: When you create a project in the MPX format from a
source other then Microsoft Project, and if you do not know a
project start date, project finish date, or current date, leave
the values blank. Do not enter values outside the acceptable range
for Microsoft Project which are 1/1/1984 to 12/31/2049.
The fields and tabs included in this record are:
- Project tab
- Company
- Manager
- Calendar (Standard used if no entry.)
- Start Date (Either this field or the next field is calculated for an
imported file, depending on the Schedule From setting.)
- Finish Date
- Schedule From (0 = start, 1 = finish)
- Current Date
- Comments
- Cost
- Baseline Cost
- Actual Cost
- Work
- Baseline Work
- Actual Work
- Work
- Duration
- Baseline Duration
- Actual Duration
- Percent Complete
- Baseline Start
- Baseline Finish
- Actual Start
- Actual Finish
- Start Variance
- Finish Variance
- Subject
- Author
- Keywords
Example: 30,Clocks Exhibit,National Museum,Michael Edwards,Standard,1/2/95
In this example, the Clocks Exhibit project for the National Museum
is managed by Michael Edwards, uses the Standard calendar, and
starts on January 2, 1995. - Verify the information in record 10 (the Currency Settings record)
contains correct values, and edit if necessary.
Record 10 specifies settings for the currency options in the
Options dialog box. The fields included in this record are:
- Currency Symbol
- Symbol Position (0 = after, 1 = before, 2 = after with a space, 3 =
before with a space)
- Currency Digits (0,1,2)
- Thousands Separator
- Decimal Separator
Example: 10,$,1,2,",",.
This example specifies that currency values include a dollar sign
($) before them, that two digits are included after the decimal
point, that a comma is used to separate thousands, and that a
period is used as the decimal point. Because the list separator
(comma) character is included in the Thousands Separator field,
this field is surrounded by quotation marks.
- On the File menu, click Save.
- On the File menu, click Exit.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft
Project listed above.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about errors when opening a project in MPX format,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
187375Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=187375/EN-US/
)
PRJ98: Crash or Error When Opening a Project in MPX Format
APPLIES TO- Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1a
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