PRJ98: Subscript Out of Range Error Using PercentComplete Property (173746)

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you set the PercentComplete property of the ActiveProject object, you receive the following error message:

Run-time error '9':

Subscript out of range

WORKAROUND

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   Sub Macro1()
      ActiveProject.ProjectSummaryTask.PercentComplete = 60
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications