TOPIC: Outlook integration with .ICS file attachment?

Just as an FYI, I did get this coded up and integrated with JEvents so the client can now add events to Outlook.

Eric,

Do you have an example of this? do you have plans to make this code available?

Thank you,

Tom

I can post it here in the forums and you can do what you want with it

I can post it here in the forums and you can do what you want with it

Thank you, looking forward to playing with it!

Tom

I need to VPN into the customers site and get the files. I'll post later today.

Sorry it took me so long to reply to the thread.. I forgot to follow-up on this.

Now, I will not support this at so no questions unless it's amongst other members here. I'll chip in if I have time. Use this at your own risk and you need to understand PHP and the JEvents component to use/embed this. If not, get help from someone.

This hack has been tested with Outlook 2007 and Apple Calendar.

The attached zip file contains 3 files:
createics.php (creates the ICS file for Outlook for event creation)
outlook.jpg (copy this file to your images/stories dir.)
events.html.php-hack.txt (hack for JEvents)

Now, unzip these files to your local HD. Upload the createics.php to your /components/com_events dir.

Copy outlook.jpg file to your /images/stories dir.

Lastly, open the events.html.php-hack.txt file and copy the one line of code there to your clipboard. Open the /components/com_events/events.html.php file. Locate the following line (around 108):

// Mat Oct 5/04 show details only if called from a selected event to avoid probs with navbar
if (isset($row)) {

-> Insert the copied line of code somewhere in here and then test.

That should do it. The createics.php file will do the rest.

Good luck...

Thanks for remembering!

Tom