missing gant bars stumped me

[D Pingger]

I have researched why some summary bars show and why others don't but I
haven't found a fix. Does anybody know how to fix this? I'm at my wits end!
Help please.

 

[Rod Gill]

Assuming you are showing all tasks and don't have hide task bar selected in
the Task Information dialog, then you may have a corruption. Try saving to a
different file format and then back again to see if you lose it. If that
doesn't work, if you copy the tasks to a new schedule does the problem still
happen?

 

[D Pingger]

I had a sneaky suspicion that it might be a corruption. I copied the tasks to
a new file like you suggested and it works. However I don't understand what
you mean by "a different file format". An ".xls" or a ".wpp", etc? and then
back? Hmmmm. Let me try that. Thanks.

D pingger

 

[John]

I had a sneaky suspicion that it might be a corruption. I copied the tasks to
a new file like you suggested and it works. However I don't understand what
you mean by "a different file format". An ".xls" or a ".wpp", etc? and then
back? Hmmmm. Let me try that. Thanks.

D pingger

D Pingger,
One of the most common ways to clear corruption is to save the .mpp file
as a .mpd (Project database). Then open it as an .mpp again. I think
that's what Rod meant by "different file format". You might want to go
to our MVP website at: http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm
and take a look at FAQ 43 - File Bloat? Might be corruption.

Other file formats (e.g. .csv, .xls, etc.) can also be converted to .mpp
via an import wizard but there is a little more effort involved.

John
Project MVP

 

[D Pingger]

Thanks for the clarification, John. It didn't clear it up, however. It's
fascinating that half of the summary bars are drawn the others don't; I don't
understand it.

Any other ideas???

DPingger