ACC: How to Use Automation with Microsoft Project

• Microsoft Access versions 7.0, 97
• Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.1a

SUMMARY

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

This article demonstrates how to use Automation to manipulate a Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.1a (*.mpp) file.

This article assumes that you are familiar with Visual Basic for Applications and with creating Microsoft Access applications using the programming tools provided with Microsoft Access. For more information about Visual Basic for Applications, please refer to your version of the "Building Applications with Microsoft Access" manual.

MORE INFORMATION

The following sample procedure opens an existing Microsoft Project 4.1a file to perform these actions:

• Run a macro
• Add tasks to the project
• Change font properties in a column
• Move to a specific cell in the project
• Display a print preview of the project
• Close the Microsoft Project file and application

1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb and create a new module.

2. On the Tools menu, click References.

3. Click to select the Project 4.1 Object Library check box. If the selection is not available, click Browse to locate the Pj4en32.olb file.

4. Click OK.

5. Create the following procedure in the open module:

         Function ProjectOLE()
            Dim ProjObj As MSProject.Application
            Set ProjObj = CreateObject("msproject.application")
            ProjObj.FileOpen "C:\Msoffice\Winproj\Library\Pert.mpp", _
               ReadOnly:=True
            ProjObj.Visible = True
   
            ' Run a macro.
            ProjObj.Macro "ToggleReadOnly" ' Toggle file back to read-write.
   
            ' Add tasks to the project.
            Dim i As Integer
            Dim ProjDoc As MSProject.Project
            Set ProjDoc = ProjObj.ActiveProject
            For i = 1 To 10
               ProjDoc.Tasks.Add Name:="Task" & i
            Next i
   
            ' Change font properties.
            ProjObj.SelectColumn
            ProjObj.FontItalic True
   
            ' Go to a specific cell in the column.
            ProjObj.EditGoTo 5, Date
   
            ' Print preview the file.
            ProjObj.FilePrintPreview
            'ProjObj.FilePrint   ' Use this line to print the file.
            'ProjObj.Filesave    ' Use this line to save the file.
            ProjObj.FileClose 0  ' 0=pjDoNotSave, 1=pjSave, 2=pjPromptSave.
            ProjObj.Quit
            Set ProjObj = Nothing
         End Function
   
   

6. To test this function, type the following line in the Debug window, and then press ENTER.

         ?ProjectOLE()
   

REFERENCES

For more information about working with other applications using Automation, search the Help Index for "Working across Applications," or ask the Microsoft Access 97 Office Assistant.

Keywords          : AutoGnrl kbinterop IntpOleA
Technology        : kbole
Version           : 7.0 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto