Wow! That was a quick reply! Thanks so much. I will look forward very much to learning from you example file.
Graham > On 19 Sep 2022, at 18:05, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi Graham. I was just looking at this myself. I think the best way to work > with calendars is to send an email with an iCalendar file (.ics). I will send > you a zip file of an example with attachment to your personal email. It's > pretty straight forward, but the file attachment is base 64 encoded binary so > be aware of that. .ics files are simply specially formatted text files. Most > email clients when they detect an ics file with an invite embedded will give > you an accept/decline option. > > That being said, I know that MacOS calendar app is Applescript enabled, and > if you open an ics file in windows with the command prompt, it will launch > the default calendar app and add the event to the default calendar. > > > Here is a link for the RFC 5545 spec, but I warn you it is a lot, and you > really don't need to know all of it. The example I send you will teach you > more than anything else: > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5545#section-3.7 > > Bob S > > > On Sep 19, 2022, at 08:43 , Graham Samuel via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: > > Folks, I have not been following this list with great attention for the last > few months, nor doing active LC development, so I’ve missed a lot, but now I > have been asked to look into the possibility of an app that reads and writes > to standard calendars, particularly the kind used by Apple. I believe their > apps for Mac and iOS use some kind of open standard, and if so there must be > a useable API. > > To save me lots of research, can I ask if anyone has worked with calendars > like these, and if so, can they point me to an easy way to get LC to talk to > them. > > TIA > > Graham > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
