Export to MS Project xml format can not be opened with other free PM tools

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Export to MS Project xml format can not be opened with other free PM tools #106

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I tired 2 tools: Openproj and gantter.com. Both tools can open MS Project 
MPP file without any problem, but can not open the xml generated by 
Ganttproject. 
It will be great if you can allow other PM tools read from Ganttproject.

BTW: Ganttproject could not open xml file generated by Openproj, either.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jiffy...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2010 at 10:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

1. Can MS Project open that file?
2. Can you share the file?

Original comment by dbarashev on 20 Apr 2010 at 10:48

Added labels: MSProject, Type-Discussion
Removed labels: Type-Enhancement

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

files have been sent to ganttproject@googlecode.com

Here is the original .gan file and the files got from Ganttproject.
I don't have MS project so did test.
The Openproj I got is ver. 1.4.

Original comment by jiffy...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2010 at 12:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Why did you send them to ganttproject@googlecode.com? I don't think that such 
email 
exists. Our contact email is written on http://ganttproject.biz/about

Original comment by dbarashev on 20 Apr 2010 at 12:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

sent again to contact@ganttproject.biz

Original comment by jiffy...@gmail.com on 21 Apr 2010 at 2:43

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Exporting to MS Project MPP with 2.0.10, then importing that file with the 
latest
Gnome Planner does not work properly.  Planner just gets the top-level task.  I
suppose this could be a Planner issue.  I see that the .xml file has 
descriptions of
all tasks in the GanntProject.

Original comment by dick.myers on 29 May 2010 at 1:15

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I can confirm that I am also having trouble importing GanttProject xml files 
into OpenProj. This is tested on GanttProject 2.0.10 in Linux and 2.0.9 on 
Windows. OpenProj version 1.4.

To create xml file:
1) Open GanttProject
2) Open project
3) Project -> Export
4) Select "Microsoft Project file"
5) Change file format to MSPDI (MS Project XML Format)
6) Click "Next"
7) Accept default save location. Click "Ok"

Then to import into OpenProj:
1) Open OpenProj
2) File -> Open
3) Select xml file created previously, click "Open"
Result: OpenProj processes xml file, but doesn't display anything once 
processed (as if a project hasn't been opened).

Possible cause: incorrect attributes/'things' in xml file.

OpenProj can import MS Project generated files no problem, so I think it's a 
GanttProject export issue rather than an OpenProj import issue.

Original comment by bill.fla...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2010 at 10:48

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Still having problem with xml export with version 2.5.1

Original comment by celle...@gmail.com on 25 May 2012 at 7:10

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

It's Same for me too. Export MS Project XML does not contain appropriate data. 
Any update about this?

Original comment by r...@osourcebd.com on 8 Dec 2012 at 9:07

Attachments:

[My Company Ltd..xml](https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-attachments/ganttproject/issue-106/comment-8/My Company Ltd..xml)

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

@comment #8: this file opens and shows 52 tasks in visually the same order and 
hierarchy in GanttProject itself, Microsoft Project 2010 and in ProjectLibre 
1.5.2 (which is reincarnation of OpenProj)

Microsoft Project thinks that project spans a time interval from 2012-02-22 to 
2013-11-29 (463 days). GanttProject is of the same opinion. ProjectLibre thinks 
that project ends on 2013-02-25 (264 days) but that might be the question to 
ProjectLibre, rather than to us.

I can't judge if everything is else correct, though. so, can you explain what 
do you mean when you say "does not contain appropriate data"?

Original comment by dbarashev on 9 Dec 2012 at 11:45

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

@comment #8: This is Reffect.. bro no worry :D

Original comment by rabbishakir@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2012 at 1:44

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

I have projectlibre 1.5.4 and Ganttproject 2.6.1, the exported Microsoft XML 
file does not open in projectlibre. however, if i export in MPX format, it is 
readable in project libre with minimal changes.

Original comment by sayanta...@gmail.com on 14 Mar 2013 at 11:24