Re: How to use .ics files?

From: Barry Wainwright (barry_at_mvps.org.INVALID)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:00:47 +0000

Can you open one of these files in a text editor and post the text in a
message here? We may be able to identify the problem. 

-- 
Barry Wainwright
Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out:
        <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> From: Keith Esau <keith.esau@pdf.com>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage
> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:37:40 -0600
> Subject: Re: How to use .ics files?
> 
> I tracked down more of the problem. The files I am receiving are produced by
> Webex, and appear to have LF line endings. Entourage ONLY likes .ics files
> with CR or CR/LF line endings. (MacOS X is Unix! LF is the standard line
> ending, not that is should matter. Any line ending should work.)
> 
> Still, after converting the line endings, the files come in, and the event
> when opened is set to the correct day and time, but the event shows up 3
> days off in the calendar.
> 
> 
> On 02-17-2005 3:17 PM, in article BE3A6614.9E2%keith.esau@pdf.com, "Keith
> Esau" <keith.esau@pdf.com> wrote:
> 
>> It ACTS as though it opens it, but nothing happens. No error, no window, no
>> calendar event.
>> 
>> 
>> On 02-17-2005 10:30 AM, in article BE3A771C.3FE3C%barry@mvps.org.INVALID,
>> "Barry Wainwright" <barry@mvps.org.INVALID> wrote:
>> 
>>> Sorry, I don't understand - what is entourage opening the ics file as, if
>>> not a calendar event? If it is opened as a calendar event it will be in the
>>> calendar - unless you close the ics window by pressing the delete icon
>>> instead of the close icon.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Barry Wainwright
>>> Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
>>> Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out:
>>>         <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: Keith Esau <keith.esau@pdf.com>
>>>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage
>>>> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:56:11 -0600
>>>> Subject: Re: How to use .ics files?
>>>> 
>>>> Well, that get Entourage to appear to open them, but the Calendar item is
>>>> not added. How do I get the calendar item in the .ics file to be added?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 02-16-2005 4:15 PM, in article BE39769E.3FCA4%barry@mvps.org.INVALID,
>>>> "Barry Wainwright" <barry@mvps.org.INVALID> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 16/2/05 8:02 pm, in article BE390306.85A%keith.esau@pdf.com, "Keith
>>>>> Esau"
>>>>> <keith.esau@pdf.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> How do I get Entourage to add events to the calendar via standard .ics
>>>>>> files?
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Drag one to the desktop, select it and do a 'get info' in the info box,
>>>>> set
>>>>> Entourage as the app to open the file and click the 'change all' button.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Barry Wainwright
>>>>> Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
>>>>> Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out:
>>>>>         <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
>> 
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