Can't delete a filter that keeps crashing my schedule.

[bigfish3111]

I have a filter that will crash the schedule whenever I click on it to
delete it. I deleted the view that used this filter but can't get rid
of this filter. I went into the organizer to try and delete it also
but it still crashes the schedule.

Does anyone have any suggestions to fix this?

 

[Jim Aksel]

Which version of Project are you using?

 

[John]

I have a filter that will crash the schedule whenever I click on it to
delete it. I deleted the view that used this filter but can't get rid
of this filter. I went into the organizer to try and delete it also
but it still crashes the schedule.

Does anyone have any suggestions to fix this?

bigfish,
The question is, does this evil filter reside in your Global or it is
resident in just one file. If it is in the Global, you will need to
re-build your Global. Before doing that however, save all your custom
views, tables, filters (not the evil one of course), etc. to a separate
project file. Creating a new blank file for this is a convenient method.
Then you need to find your active Global, and here's a quick way to do
that.
1. Go to Tools/Macro/Visual Basic Editor
2. Once the VB Editor opens, go to View/Immediate Window
3. Type the following in the Immediate WIndow
Print Application.GlobalViews.Parent.Path
4. Write down the path for reference
5. Exit Project
Note: If you get an error message about macros being disabled, you will
need to close the VB Editor and go back to Tools/Macro/Security. Set the
level for "Medium" and repeat the above steps. If that doesn't work,
exit Project entirely and then re-open it to set the security level.

Navigate to the path to find your active Global and delete it. Don't
worry, Project will automatically generate a new clean default Global
when you open Project. Once Project is open, use the Organizer and the
special file you created above to restore your custom settings.

If the evil filter resides in a file, go to our MVP website at:
http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm, and take a look at FAQ 43 -
Handling Project FIle corruption and/or bloat, method 4.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

 

[bigfish3111]

Which version of Project are you using?






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Project 2000, a little late on the upgrade.

 

[bigfish3111]

bigfish,
The question is, does this evil filter reside in your Global or it is
resident in just one file. If it is in the Global, you will need to
re-build your Global. Before doing that however, save all your custom
views, tables, filters (not the evil one of course), etc. to a separate
project file. Creating a new blank file for this is a convenient method.
Then you need to find your active Global, and here's a quick way to do
that.
1. Go to Tools/Macro/Visual Basic Editor
2. Once the VB Editor opens, go to View/Immediate Window
3. Type the following in the Immediate WIndow
Print Application.GlobalViews.Parent.Path
4. Write down the path for reference
5. Exit Project
Note: If you get an error message about macros being disabled, you will
need to close the VB Editor and go back to Tools/Macro/Security. Set the
level for "Medium" and repeat the above steps. If that doesn't work,
exit Project entirely and then re-open it to set the security level.

Navigate to the path to find your active Global and delete it. Don't
worry, Project will automatically generate a new clean default Global
when you open Project. Once Project is open, use the Organizer and the
special file you created above to restore your custom settings.

If the evil filter resides in a file, go to our MVP website at:http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm, and take a look at FAQ 43 -
Handling Project FIle corruption and/or bloat, method 4.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP

Thanks John, the filter exists in the file it's not in my global. I
have used the file corruption piece on the MVP website for other files
but this one file is not behaving. The file only crashes if I touch
that filter. So as of right now I just leave it alone and it leaves
me alone.

 

[John]

Thanks John, the filter exists in the file it's not in my global. I
have used the file corruption piece on the MVP website for other files
but this one file is not behaving. The file only crashes if I touch
that filter. So as of right now I just leave it alone and it leaves
me alone.

bigfish,
What is the filter supposed to do? Did it ever work?

I would be willing to take a look at the file if you can e-mail it to
me. My address is below.

John
Project MVP
jensenj6atatcomcastdotdotnet
(remove obvious redundancies)

 

[bigfish3111]

bigfish,
What is the filter supposed to do? Did it ever work?

I would be willing to take a look at the file if you can e-mail it to
me. My address is below.

John
Project MVP
jensenj6atatcomcastdotdotnet
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The filter did work for a couple months. I have it set up to filter
out certain line items in a different view for when I print
information for specific individuals. I can't e-mail the file because
I work for a defense contractor.

 

[John]

The filter did work for a couple months. I have it set up to filter
out certain line items in a different view for when I print
information for specific individuals. I can't e-mail the file because
I work for a defense contractor.

bigfish,
If the filter did work at one time and you didn't change it, then it is
most likely that the project file itself is corrupt. You mentioned using
the methods spelled out on our MVP website for clearing corruption in
the past, but have you tried all the methods on this file. Frequently
Asked Questions 43 was recently updated (Feb 2007) with additional
methods.

I understand the issue with file sensitivity. I have a macro that will
remove all sensitive information from a Project file (i.e. task names,
resource names, costs, etc.). Using the macro should not impact the
ability to troubleshoot your filter problem. If you would like to pursue
this approach, drop me an e-mail and I'll send you the macro.

John
Project MVP