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bill
2022-03-23 18:09:15 UTC
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Can anyone suggest a newsgroup to which I can turn for help in
writing an .ical (icalendar) file interpreter?
Thanks,
-bill
Paul
2022-03-23 19:27:11 UTC
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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
bill
2022-03-24 17:47:57 UTC
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Post by Paul
Post by bill
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
Nadegda
2022-03-24 20:50:06 UTC
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Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!
Post by bill
Post by Paul
Post by bill
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.
Well, *there's* your mistake, right there. :P
Post by bill
I really need someone who knows the .ical format to give me a hand.
I doubt there's a specific newsgroup for that, so your best bet would
likely be the comp.lang group for whichever language you switch to.
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=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= On Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:47:57 -0400, bill wrote:
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?=
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= On 3/23/2022 3:27 PM, Paul wrote:
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= On 3/23/2022 2:09 PM, bill wrote:
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Can anyone suggest a newsgroup to which I can turn for help in writing
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= an .ical (icalendar) file interpreter? Thanks, -bill
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Wikipedia ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar    iCalendar
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?=    Filename extension    .ical, .ics, .ifb, .icalendar    Type
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= of format  Calendar data exchange    Standard   RFC 5545 
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= (Updated by: RFC 5546, RFC 6868, RFC 7529, RFC 7986)    Open
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= format?   Yes Try opening with a text editor ? And after that, maybe
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Linux has a library for it. Because if there were any calendar programs,
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= they might call a common library or something.    Paul
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Thanks Paul. I am writing an application that takes the .ical file and
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= displays the current week's appointments for a cognitively impaired
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= woman (a dynamic whiteboard of appointments). I have everything working
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= but the repetitive appointments and despite having read the rfcs I
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= can't figure out how to calculate the dates. I am writing in php.
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?=
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Well, *there's* your mistake, right there. :P

i've found that coders who publicly poo-poo other languages are just piss-poor coders.

=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?=
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= I really need someone who knows the .ical format to give me a hand.
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?=
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= I doubt there's a specific newsgroup for that, so your best bet would
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= likely be the comp.lang group for whichever language you switch to.
=?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?=

calendar and date/time calculations can be done easily in PHP...

https://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.datetime.phphttps://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.datetime.php

no need to pull in any extra libraries for that. it's all right there.

for ical:

https://icalendar.org/php-library.html

The Zap Cal Library is an open source PHP library for reading and writing iCalendar files. The library has been in development for over 10 years supporting the Zap Calendar program, an open source application for the Joomla CMS, and more recently the iCalendar validator project at iCalendar.org. It is now available as a standalone library for PHP developers.

The library can be downloaded at GitHub at https://github.com/zcontent/icalendar

so nads, you should be getting right on shitting on the icalendar project not using Python v2.8.5.23.4.566.76-1-orWhateverTheFuck and trying to corral 29 different half-broken object-oriented projects into something that works.

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2022-03-25 01:40:29 UTC
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Post by Paul
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
bill
2022-03-26 11:26:27 UTC
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Post by Paul
Post by Paul
Post by bill
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
Thank you Paul.
-bill
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