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Is there a way for me to delete items from calendar by using iCalendar import?
I know that there is a METHOD:CANCEL, however when I tried it, it didn't do anything to the calendar event.
Here is what is in my iCalendar file. When I try to import it to Outlook, it just adds these events.
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//DDay.iCal//NONSGML ddaysoftware.com//EN
METHOD:CANCEL
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20081210T155315Z
DESCRIPTION:
DTEND:20081213T093000
DTSTAMP:20081210T155315Z
DTSTART:20081213T093000
LOCATION:
ORGANIZER:MAILTO:[email protected]
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:From FCS 13th
UID:20367b86-2123-4930-87ef-5c2a6626bd9f
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
SUMMARY: Event 13th
TRIGGER:-PT30M
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20081210T155315Z
DESCRIPTION:
DTEND:20081211T093000
DTSTAMP:20081210T155315Z
DTSTART:20081211T093000
LOCATION:7 West
ORGANIZER:MAILTO:[email protected]
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Event 11th
UID:f212ab15-86c3-46c8-8592-af0716a40ea2
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
SUMMARY:Event on 11th
TRIGGER:-PT30M
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
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The inability to remove an event in Outlook may be the result of a temporary error in Outlook. Restart Outlook and try deleting the event again. If it still won't delete, reset the calendar view. Open the calendar from which you want to delete the event, and then click the "Work Week" button.
ICS file on your calendar: If you opened it as a calendar, the . ICS file should be listed in FILE > Account Settings > Internet Calendars. You can delete it from there.
iCS file should be listed in File > Account Settings > Internet Calendars. You can delete it from there.
I forgot to add STATUS:CANCELLED
Now this should cancel items according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar#Events_.28VEVENT.29
This works in Google Calendar but not in Outlook 2003. Outlook still creates duplicate entries.
Here are modified "cancel" events with 'STATUS:CANCELLED'. (British spelling with two L's)
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//DDay.iCal//NONSGML ddaysoftware.com//EN
X-WR-RELCALID:928C8448-048A-4aa2-BE27-A920773AF3DC
METHOD:CANCEL
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20081210T210344Z
DESCRIPTION:
DTEND:20081213T093000
DTSTAMP:20081210T210344Z
DTSTART:20081213T093000
LOCATION:
ORGANIZER:MAILTO:[email protected]
SEQUENCE:1
STATUS:CANCELLED
SUMMARY:Event to export 1
UID:20367b86-2123-4930-87ef-5c2a6626bd9f
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
SUMMARY:Event to export 1
TRIGGER:-PT30M
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CREATED:20081210T210344Z
DESCRIPTION:
DTEND:20081211T093000
DTSTAMP:20081210T210344Z
DTSTART:20081211T093000
LOCATION:7 West
ORGANIZER:MAILTO:[email protected]
SEQUENCE:1
STATUS:CANCELLED
SUMMARY:Event to export 2
UID:f212ab15-86c3-46c8-8592-af0716a40ea2
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
SUMMARY:Event to export 2
TRIGGER:-PT30M
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
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