Re: PDesk plugin

Hi Rick,

first of all, thanks for answering my call.

The main project management tool we have is Teamplay from Primavera. It
is big, but also has several output formats. I am almost certain it
supports XML and will double check tomorrow.

If it has XML support and you plan to have such a conduit, this may
really be the solution for me, thanks.

I would also like to understand why my PDesk does not recognize CSV
plugins as described in the csv doc becuase if the XML plugin does not
showup either in the menu, this won't help.

If you have time for a little bit of history, I will tell you that I
have experimented several things around the import/export commands and
the ".pdk" files of PDesk.

Before calling for help,  I simply tried the "export as text" and back
with the "import as text" to discover this was not reversible. I tried
different text formats with no success. So, I wonder what sort of 'text'
format does PDesk accept to load into a good looking project with tasks,
priorities, notes, dates, progress,..... any information?

Then I discovered that the HTML export does not epxort all the
information (no date, no note) and there is no slector like there is for
the text export. So, HTML was not an option for me.

When I looked at the 'MS project MPX' export, I got a good view of the
data. However, I realized that the only import capability is 'text' and
since I do not know what text format works, I had to give up.

My last attempt was to try to install the CSV plugins, in the hope that
I could export 'csv' format to excel and work there or better, use
Teamplay to export 'csv' and read it directly into PDesk.

Unfortunately, I was not able to get PDesk recognize the plugins and I
still only have 'text' export.

That's when I decided to post a mail...

thanks in advance for any information.




--- In [email protected], Rick Price <rprice@...> wrote:
>
> What programs are you trying to interface with Progect?
>
> I am working on a XML<->Progect conduit.
>
> If your programs could work with XML, then there is a good chance
that,
> that would help you.
>
> Rick
>
>
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, "mec1353" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am new to the group, I have decided to join because I discovered
> > Progect and PDesk, installed on my Z22 and was impressed with the
> > pair.
> > I find it easier to update the information on PDesk and hotsync to
> > the palm. The problem I have is that the information I need to
update
> > comes from project management tools used in my company and I have
> > been looking for ways to create status update files that I could
> > directly import in PDesk, then hotsync.
> > I tried the 'text' format but this did not work (actually, I
> > discovered that PDesk cannot 'txt' import projects exported in text
> > format!)
> > I joined the group, then, to look for other plugins and found the
CSV
> > plugin which I think would be compatible with the applications used
> > in the company.
> > I downloaded the zip file and followed the intructions, copied both
> > files into the plugin folder... no CSV option appeared in PDesk.
> > I thought that this would work only with the latest released of
> > PDesk. So, I got the 0.8.5 version, uninstalled my 0.8.4 and re-
> > installed the new one. Recopied the two CSV files, and re-started my
> > computer.
> > Opening PDesk and creating a small project, I still do not see any
> > CSV option in export or import.
> >
> > I am now out of ideas to try to make Progect-PDesk as better tool
for
> > my work. Can anyone tell me what I missed, what I did wrong?
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> > Luke
> >
> >
> >
> >
>









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