Can't get Custom Fields to work.

[Kishor Patil]

Hi all,

I was experimenting with MSP 2003 (specifically with
Custom Task Fields).
I customized Text1 field for Task and renamed it
so "Sample" with Value list as "T1", "T2", and "T3".
Added a single task and saved the project in MDB format.
Then Externally, I edited the MDB file and added a record
in MSP_TEXT_FIELDS as follows:
PROJ_ID TEXT_CATEGORY TEXT_REF_UID TEXT_FIELD_ID
TEXT_VALUE
1 0 1
188743731 T1

I also changed the ATTRIB_EXT_EDITED field for all the
records in MSP_FIELD_ATTRIBUTES to -1 as follows:
RESERVED_DATA PROJ_ID ATTRIB_FIELD_ID ATTRIB_ID
ATTRIB_VALUE AS_ID ATTRIB_EXT_EDITED
1 188743731 206 -1
1 -1
1 188743731 210 -1
2 -1
1 188743731 217 1
-1 -1
1 188743731 218 -1
3 -1
1 188743731 219 -1
4 -1
1 188743731 222 0
-1 -1
1 188743731 223 2
-1 -1

Now when I open this MDB in MSP2003, the value T1 for my
Task does not reflect my change.
Can you please help me identifying the problem.
Is there something that I am missing.

Awaiting your help.

 

[Rod Gill]

HI,

read the file pjdb.htm in one of Project's program folders. It tells you
what to do and which flags to set. I think you set way too many flags and
missed the correct one!!

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