Using Project 2003 with a standard calendar and 8 hour days.  My task starts 
on Monday, May 3 to Friday, May 28.  The Duration column shows 20 days (20 
work days).  Can I show the "duration" (even create a second duration colum?) 
as Calendar Days?  In the above task the answer would be 26 days vice 20 
days.  Thanks.

I'm curious what is the purpose of this presentation?

Duration is task duration in working time (not calendar time). That's 
the definition.  Check the documentation.

You could create a new custom number field, say, "Calendar Duration" and 
use the function DateDiff() to compute it.


--rms

www.rmschneider.com




On 08/04/10 15:43, aesjim wrote:
> Using Project 2003 with a standard calendar and 8 hour days.  My task starts
> on Monday, May 3 to Friday, May 28.  The Duration column shows 20 days (20
> work days).  Can I show the "duration" (even create a second duration colum?)
> as Calendar Days?  In the above task the answer would be 26 days vice 20
> days.  Thanks.

aesjim --

By default, Microsoft Project measures Duration in working days, as you 
already know by now.  If you want to show an alternate Duration measured in 
calendar days, you will first need to create a new custom calendar from 
scratch (do not copy an existing calendar).  Name the new custom calendar 
something like 7 Day Work Week.  On this custom calendar, mark Sundays and 
Saturdays as working days with the same working schedule shown for Monday 
through Friday on that calendar, such as 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 
5:00 PM.  Then, create a custom task Duration field and name it something 
like Calendar Days.  Enter the following formula in the custom field:

ProjDateDiff( [Start], [Finish], "7 Day Work Week")

In the above formula, the 7 Day Work Week item enclosed with double quotes 
is the name of the custom calendar you created.  Change this part of the 
formula to use your own calendar, if you do not use the same name I used. 
Hope this helps.

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"aesjim" <aesjim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> Using Project 2003 with a standard calendar and 8 hour days.  My task 
> starts
> on Monday, May 3 to Friday, May 28.  The Duration column shows 20 days (20
> work days).  Can I show the "duration" (even create a second duration 
> colum?)
> as Calendar Days?  In the above task the answer would be 26 days vice 20
> days.  Thanks.