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I suggest to implement a function which creates and updates an ical *.ics-file (e.g. via cron-jobs), which can a user subscribe to in Outlook or other calenders.
We offer a GCal link which should open directly in Google Calendar.
There is no need to update the file via Cronjobs - the calendar app (e,g, Google calendar) periodically polls for new data and when it calls the URL afresh it gets the up to date data
When a user is logged in they are offered a private or public events calendar link - the private link contains an authentication token so that their calendar in Google will fetch the events they are authorised to see. The link is user specific
There is no need to update the file via Cronjobs - the calendar app (e,g, Google calendar) periodically polls for new data and when it calls the URL afresh it gets the up to date data
When a user is logged in they are offered a private or public events calendar link - the private link contains an authentication token so that their calendar in Google will fetch the events they are authorised to see. The link is user specific
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How is this different to what you get from an iCal export type menu item in JEvents?
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iCal-Format. I was not aware that the file extension *.ical stands for the same file format as *.ics. I just looked it up after your comment.
Current JEvents Functions. I searched in JEvents documentation and FAQs and in the settings: I just found an option to make an export button visible on the event detail page to export a single event.
After reading your post precisely I discoverd that I can make a menu item to export a whole calendar to make an internet calendar which a user can subscribe to with his calendar software (e.g. Outlook, EMClient, Google Calendar, mobile phone app). I will test this. But it looks to be what I searched for and I can work with it. Thank you.
To improve it
Current JEvents Functions. I searched in JEvents documentation and FAQs and in the settings: I just found an option to make an export button visible on the event detail page to export a single event.
After reading your post precisely I discoverd that I can make a menu item to export a whole calendar to make an internet calendar which a user can subscribe to with his calendar software (e.g. Outlook, EMClient, Google Calendar, mobile phone app). I will test this. But it looks to be what I searched for and I can work with it. Thank you.
To improve it
- the file could be exported to the server directly
- ideally the file would be updated by cronjobs
- It becomes more difficult, if one calendar contains events with different rights. Eventually a different calendar has to be generated for each user. In that case it would be important to change the calender when the rights/usergroups are changed.
- there would be needed an option to tell the user the adress of the new calendar he wants to subscribe to
We offer a GCal link which should open directly in Google Calendar.
There is no need to update the file via Cronjobs - the calendar app (e,g, Google calendar) periodically polls for new data and when it calls the URL afresh it gets the up to date data
When a user is logged in they are offered a private or public events calendar link - the private link contains an authentication token so that their calendar in Google will fetch the events they are authorised to see. The link is user specific
There is no need to update the file via Cronjobs - the calendar app (e,g, Google calendar) periodically polls for new data and when it calls the URL afresh it gets the up to date data
When a user is logged in they are offered a private or public events calendar link - the private link contains an authentication token so that their calendar in Google will fetch the events they are authorised to see. The link is user specific
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It sounds great. I searched where to generate this link and found, it seems to work with the link created with with the men item "export ical". I did not expect this link to work (a notice somewhere might help the user, maybe as tooltip) but I inserted this link in MS Outlook as an Internet calendar and it seems to work.
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