Close MS Project file, update Global.mpt, re-open file

[dble]

First just a quick question: Why does this fail?

Run("winproj.exe")

But this works?

ShellExecute("winproj.exe")

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Main question - I want to write a script that:

1. Closes MS Project completely
2. Copies an updated Global.mpt file from the server
3. Re-opens the same MS Project file the user was using 

I can pass the script a variable of the file name so re-opening should be easy. Copying is easy.

What is the best way to close MS Project? I would prefer not to kill the process, so I wanted to ask your advice. I will be calling this script from the On Open event of MS Project so I suppose I will not have to worry about saving.

 

Thanks much,

dble

[water]

When using Run you have to specify "The full path of the program (EXE, BAT, COM, or PIF) to run" (according to the help file).

[water]

To close MS Project I would try something like this (untested and without any error checking):

$oMSProject = ObjGet("", "MSProject.Application")
$oMSProject.FileCloseAllEx(0) ; Close all projects without saving them
$oMSProject.FileExit() ; Exit Ms Project

 

 

[dble]

Thanks Water. I will work with your close example.

 

I did see that Run wants the path but I didn't understand why "calc.exe" or "notepad.exe" without the full path works fine.

[dble]

BTW, your code works perfectly

[dble]

One more question, I can't seem to find documentation on FileCloseAllEx(). Is there an option to "SaveAll"?

If a user had one file open, I updated the global, and then the user opened another file, the script would fire and all files would close and the first file wouldn't be saved.

[water]

The MS Project Object Reference Model for MS Project 2010 can be found here.
All Methods, properties etc. for the application object can be found here.

$oMSProject.FileCloseAllEx(1) ; Close all projects and save them if needed

The enumeration PJSaveType can be found here (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff867920(v=office.14).aspx).