Comments on: In search of an ICS publishing component for Exchange http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/ Strategies for Internet citizens Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:06:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Questions for Exchange admins about public calendars « Jon Udell http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124349 Questions for Exchange admins about public calendars « Jon Udell Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:31:31 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124349 [...] Uncategorized   To complement my series on client-side calendar publishing, I’ve been looking for a way to push ICS files from Exchange. Why? A couple of local organizations with calendars [...] [...] Uncategorized   To complement my series on client-side calendar publishing, I’ve been looking for a way to push ICS files from Exchange. Why? A couple of local organizations with calendars [...]

]]> By: Eric Likness http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124310 Eric Likness Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:39:02 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124310 Jon, I have published an Outlook Calendar to a website in .ics format over WebDAV. It took some configuring but it worked. I was able to pull that calendar into iCal on the Mac whenever the Outlook publish 'cycle' occurred. I think I put it at the longest possible time interval, otherwise it tries to publish every 5-10 minutes which really SLOWS down Outlook. I realize this isn't the same thing you're trying to accomplish, but if the codebase to publish to .ics over WebDAV exists in Outlook doesn't it seem like there's some .dll or frameworks that can be adapted between Outlook client and Exchange server? Jon,

I have published an Outlook Calendar to a website in .ics format over WebDAV. It took some configuring but it worked. I was able to pull that calendar into iCal on the Mac whenever the Outlook publish ‘cycle’ occurred. I think I put it at the longest possible time interval, otherwise it tries to publish every 5-10 minutes which really SLOWS down Outlook. I realize this isn’t the same thing you’re trying to accomplish, but if the codebase to publish to .ics over WebDAV exists in Outlook doesn’t it seem like there’s some .dll or frameworks that can be adapted between Outlook client and Exchange server?

]]> By: Matt Gillooly [FuseCal.com] http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124172 Matt Gillooly [FuseCal.com] Thu, 29 May 2008 21:40:54 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124172 D'oh, looks like you already covered that in the Apple iCal post... From now on I need to catch up on my feeds in chronological order! D’oh, looks like you already covered that in the Apple iCal post… From now on I need to catch up on my feeds in chronological order!

]]> By: Matt Gillooly [FuseCal.com] http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124170 Matt Gillooly [FuseCal.com] Thu, 29 May 2008 20:51:13 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124170 I haven't got an Exchange server handy to test this on, but it may help you to try syncing to an account on icalx.com via CalDAV. This would get you an ICS feed from icalx.com. I haven’t got an Exchange server handy to test this on, but it may help you to try syncing to an account on icalx.com via CalDAV. This would get you an ICS feed from icalx.com.

]]> By: Jeremy http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124116 Jeremy Thu, 29 May 2008 03:46:19 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124116 Funny - I *just* started using <a href="http://plaxo.com" rel="nofollow">plaxo</a> as a service for allowing me to sync my icalendar in sync with our university's exchange server. So far, so good - it is working well, and I can now keep my iPhone calendar up-to-date. Worth a try, at least Funny – I *just* started using plaxo as a service for allowing me to sync my icalendar in sync with our university’s exchange server. So far, so good – it is working well, and I can now keep my iPhone calendar up-to-date. Worth a try, at least

]]> By: Jon Udell http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124107 Jon Udell Thu, 29 May 2008 01:26:14 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124107 A tip from a friend: WebDAV may be the way to go: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa143161(EXCHG.65).aspx A tip from a friend: WebDAV may be the way to go:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa143161(EXCHG.65).aspx

]]> By: Jon Udell http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124103 Jon Udell Thu, 29 May 2008 01:12:32 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124103 Dwight, can you share names and/or links for what you tried. Because so far, I got nothin' Dwight, can you share names and/or links for what you tried. Because so far, I got nothin’

]]> By: Dwight Gunning http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124102 Dwight Gunning Thu, 29 May 2008 01:09:36 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124102 I looked into this last year some time and the best I could find was a very 'alpha' plug-in. There seemed to be a couple of commercial offerings but I wasn't confident that they'd do the job. I'll be interested to see what you come up with. I looked into this last year some time and the best I could find was a very ‘alpha’ plug-in.

There seemed to be a couple of commercial offerings but I wasn’t confident that they’d do the job.

I’ll be interested to see what you come up with.

]]> By: Bender http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124079 Bender Wed, 28 May 2008 18:38:40 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124079 Are you sure about CDO? I see that the library is no longer shipped with Exchange 2007, instead it's available as a separate download. I guess this means it's unsupported. I'm currently working on a similar task and the web services seem to be the best bet. The whole SOAP thing is very clumsy to work with and it lacks a proper managed wrapper. The documentation is also scarce, but there is a good book on it that partly compensates. I guess it's better than nothing. Are you sure about CDO? I see that the library is no longer shipped with Exchange 2007, instead it’s available as a separate download. I guess this means it’s unsupported.

I’m currently working on a similar task and the web services seem to be the best bet. The whole SOAP thing is very clumsy to work with and it lacks a proper managed wrapper. The documentation is also scarce, but there is a good book on it that partly compensates.

I guess it’s better than nothing.

]]> By: rob http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/05/28/in-search-of-an-ics-publishing-component-for-exchange/#comment-124075 rob Wed, 28 May 2008 18:11:02 +0000 http://jonudell.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-124075 Good ol' copy-paste onto a Google or Remember The Milk property. Like you said, they're pretty keen (Keene?) on interpreting what data is there. Good ol’ copy-paste onto a Google or Remember The Milk property. Like you said, they’re pretty keen (Keene?) on interpreting what data is there.

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