Re: group for help with .cal files
Paul <[email protected]>
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On 3/24/2022 1:47 PM, bill wrote:
> 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
Like this ?
https://icalendar.org/iCalendar-RFC-5545/3-8-5-3-recurrence-rule.html
Paul