iCal support

iCal support in the Events module

The Events module currently supports calendar export using the iCal spec (.ics, RFC2445. RFC5545 from version 5.2.0).

The module supports two main means of exporting events. Single/recurring event and whole module. Both of these options are always available.

Single/Recurring Event

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The export of single/recurring events is achieved by clicking the appropriate link on the event detail page. A .ics file will be generated which can then be opened by MS Outlook, or imported into other applications supporting RFC5545 such as Google Calendar.

Whole Module

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The module settings show the basic url that is used to generate the whole module .ics. You can also turn on the iCal icon on the icon bar for easy access to this url for your users. The url can be used within applications such as MS Outlook or Google Calendars to 'subscribe' these applications to your DNN based calendar. Please look at the documentation for those applications on how to set up subscriptions.

You can also use the following parameters in the url:

• CategoryName - The name of a category to filter by.
• CategoryID - The ID of a category to filter by.
• DaysBefore - The number of days before the current date to include in the export. Overrides the equivalent module setting.
• DaysAfter - The number of days after the current date to include in the export. Overrides the equivalent module setting.
• Calname - The name that should be used in the calendar (X-WR-CALNAME). Overrides the module title which is used when 'Include Calname in .ics' is enabled in module settings.

Settings

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See the Description of the Events Module Settings for details on these settings.