Re: group for help with .cal files

On 3/23/2022 3:27 PM, Paul wrote:
> On 3/23/2022 2:09 PM, bill wrote:
>> Can anyone suggest a newsgroup to which I can turn for help in 
>> writing an .ical (icalendar) file interpreter?
>> Thanks,
>> -bill
> 
> Wikipedia ?
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar
> 
>     iCalendar
> 
>     Filename extension
>     .ical, .ics, .ifb, .icalendar
> 
>     Type of format  Calendar data exchange
>     Standard   RFC 5545  (Updated by: RFC 5546, RFC 6868, RFC 
> 7529, RFC 7986)
>     Open format?   Yes
> 
> Try opening with a text editor ?
> 
> And after that, maybe Linux has a library for it. Because
> if there were any calendar programs, they might call a common
> library or something.
> 
>     Paul


Thanks Paul.  I am writing an application that takes the .ical 
file and displays the current week's appointments for a 
cognitively impaired woman (a dynamic whiteboard of appointments).

I have everything working but the repetitive appointments and 
despite having read the rfcs I can't figure out how to calculate 
the dates.

I am writing in php.

I really need someone who knows the .ical format to give me a hand.
  -bill