Alternative links between tasks in MS Project 2003
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From: J G White on 3 Jun 2010 10:23 Hi - new here! Using MS Project 2003, I would like to "link" two tasks on a project. I am fully familiar with traditional task linking (predecessors, successors, FS, SF, FF, SS relationships, etc.), but I want to do something slightly different! Basically, I use a VB script in my project to trawl between tasks using the predecessor relationship. Ideally however, I only want the script to traverse certain predecessors. The logic of which predecessors to follow and which to not follow is not always straight forward or consistent. At the moment, I get around this by duplicating tasks - the script logic is then fairly simple as I can effectively "split" the predecessors. The downside is the project itself is over-complicated, and therefore hard to understand and modify. I don�t like it! I tried using the hyperlink field - that initially seemed to be another way of "linking" tasks together, but I found quickly that if I insert a new task somewhere, all the hyperlink references did not update! e.g. if the hyperlink pointed to task #10, and I inserted a new task at #5, the hyperlink still points to #10 instead of to #11. Any suggestions? -- J G White ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J G White's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/228052.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1343351.htm http://forums.techarena.in
From: Rod Gill on 3 Jun 2010 19:21 Hi, I think the only way you can achieve this is by using a Text field then copy all Unique ID Predecessors. You can then delete the unique ID of any tasks you do not want to be followed. Use Activeproject.Tasks.UniqueID(index) to get the Task from the Text1 string. -- Rod Gill Microsoft MVP for Project - http://www.project-systems.co.nz Author of the only book on Project VBA, see: http://www.projectvbabook.com "J G White" <J.G.White.4c05ta(a)DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:J.G.White.4c05ta(a)DoNotSpam.com... > > Hi - new here! > > Using MS Project 2003, I would like to "link" two tasks on a project. I > am fully familiar with traditional task linking (predecessors, > successors, FS, SF, FF, SS relationships, etc.), but I want to do > something slightly different! > > Basically, I use a VB script in my project to trawl between tasks using > the predecessor relationship. Ideally however, I only want the script to > traverse certain predecessors. The logic of which predecessors to follow > and which to not follow is not always straight forward or consistent. > > At the moment, I get around this by duplicating tasks - the script logic > is then fairly simple as I can effectively "split" the predecessors. The > downside is the project itself is over-complicated, and therefore hard > to understand and modify. I don't like it! > > I tried using the hyperlink field - that initially seemed to be another > way of "linking" tasks together, but I found quickly that if I insert a > new task somewhere, all the hyperlink references did not update! e.g. if > the hyperlink pointed to task #10, and I inserted a new task at #5, the > hyperlink still points to #10 instead of to #11. > > Any suggestions? > > > -- > J G White > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > J G White's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/228052.htm > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1343351.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 5170 (20100603) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5170 (20100603) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
From: J G White on 4 Jun 2010 03:47 That looks perfect - thanks! I didn't realise how the unique-id field worked previously ... -- J G White ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J G White's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/228052.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/microsoft-project/1343351.htm http://forums.techarena.in
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