[kdepim-users] Calendar - import or resource?

[DIL23]

see below

On Friday 05 February 2010 21:17:23 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Thursday 04 February 2010, DIL23 wrote:
> > On Thursday 04 February 2010 20:12:34 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 03 February 2010, DIL23 wrote:
> > > > I have a standard *.vcs calendar file from my mobile phone but if
> > > > I try to add it as a resource - 'Calendar in local file' and
> > > > point to it, nothing appears, even after checking/unchecking the
> > > > relevant entry in the calendar box.
> > > >
> > > > I presume if I import the file I'll just end up with lots of
> > > > duplicates in the default KOrganizer resource - wasn't brave
> > > > enough to try! ;-) or do you get an option to add it as a new
> > > > resource?
> > >
> > > To be safe do the following:
> > > - Create a new 'Calendar in local file'.
> > > - Make it the default calendar.
> > > - Optionally, disable your old calendar.
> > > - Import the mobile phone calendar.
> > > - Re-enable your old calendar and make it the default again.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ingo
> >
> > Hi Ingo
> > Just tried that and it made no difference (and you get the choice to
> > add as new calendar!) - I still see nothing at all!
> >
> > I surmised there may be something wrong with the .vcs file? the
> > original has this structure:
> >
> > BEGIN:VCALENDAR
> > VERSION:1.0
> > BEGIN:VEVENT
> > DTSTART:20090109T000000
> > DTEND:20090109T120000
> > SUMMARY;CHARSET=UTF-8:Charlie's birthday
> > RRULE:YM1 1 #0
> > AALARM:20090106T000000
> > CATEGORIES:BIRTHDAY
> > END:VEVENT
> > END:VCALENDAR
> >
> > etc.
> >
> > but after importing to Korganiser Calendar it is altered to this!
> >
> > BEGIN:VCALENDAR
> > PRODID:-//K Desktop Environment//NONSGML libkcal 3.5//EN
> > VERSION:2.0
> > BEGIN:VEVENT
> > DTSTAMP:20100204T205227Z
> > ORGANIZER;CN=Unknown Name:MAILTO:unknown at nowhere
> > CREATED:20100204T205114Z
> > UID:libkcal-1941094214.739
> > LAST-MODIFIED:20100204T205114Z
> > SUMMARY:Charlie's birthday
> > CATEGORIES:BIRTHDAY
> > RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1
> > DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090109
> > DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090110
> > TRANSP:OPAQUE
> > END:VEVENT
>
> Is there really an END:VCALENDAR missing at the end? Or did you just
> omit it?
>
oops! yes it was only the first entry in the file I was posting as an example.

> > it would seem to have changed the version?
>
> There's nothing wrong with this. KOrganizer can read version 1.0, but it
> writes only version 2.0.
>
> I have put the above version 1.0 calendar in a file and imported it into
> KOrganizer 4.4 RC2. It was imported as an event from 0:00 till 12:00
> (which corresponds to DTSTART and DTEND). The result was very different
> from your result with KOrganizer 3.5.
>
> I have also put the above version 2.0 calendar in a file, added the
> END:VCALENDAR and added this file as calendar. Charlie's Birthday was
> shown correctly.
>
> So, with KOrganizer 4.4 RC2 importing seems to work although one does
> not get the same (correct, as far as I can tell) result as with
> KOrganizer 3.5. Of course, this doesn't help you much, as you are
> looking for a solution which works with KOrganizer 3.5. :-/
>
hmmm..stranger and stranger! - never mind, I'm about to take the plunge and 
move to Kubuntu 9.10 which should have all things KDE4? inc Korganizer? at 
least then I'll be able to see any appointments etc!

Thanks for your help
DIL23
:)


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