Hi ks2008,
I think we may be talking about two different things.
There is a difference between external predecessors/successors and
"links" which show up under the Edit > Links command. The Edit >
Links shows information linked through OLE (Object Linking and
embedding) and is created through a copy/paste special, link
command. If you've created the "link" through copy/paste special,
there will not be anything showing in the predecessor/successor
field. However, those types of links are *not* external
predecessors and successors.
External predecessors/successors can be created by making a
consolidated project, selecting the two tasks and clicking the Link
Tasks button. My guess is that you did not create external
predecessors and successors.
If you have the option "Show external predecessors and successors
selected" on the View tab of the Options dialog box, you should see
both the external task in the Task table as well as the gray task
bar showing in the Gantt chart. You should also see the information
in the predecessor or successors field. See Help on creating links
between tasks in different projects.
From your description, it appears as though you may have created
"links" through a copy/paste link command and not through the
creation of external predecessors and successors.
I hope this helps.
Julie
