[Remind-Fans] Export one reminder date to iCal, so it can be attached to an email, for example

[Martin]

Matthias,

there is a bunch of scripts around to convert remind output to iCal and other
formats, see on remind's homepage.

Once a while ago I wrote a Perl script for my personal use. The intention was to
parse directly the reminder file, no involvement of remind itself.

I use it exactly for the same purpose you are describing, sending .ics attachments
via mail for certain dates.

Check it out here: https://github.com/smartmic/remmy

I am not a professional Perl programmer, please apologize for missing code
commenting and quick and dirty setup. You definitely should check the more mature
remind 'add-on' scripts.

-Martin



On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 04:11:57PM +0100, Matthias Beyer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to write a script which helps me exporting a particular
> appointment/date from remind to iCal, so this file can be attached to
> an email, for example.
> 
> Unfortunately, I fail hard on the "export one particular date" part.
> 
> My idea is to provide a `dialog` box to the user, where all dates are
> listed (maybe for the next month or so, with the ability to expand the
> list) where she/he may select one entry, which then gets exported to a
> file.
> 
> Can you help me for the following two steps:
> 
> 1) How to get a list of dates for the next n weeks in format
> 
>     <date> <description>
> 
> ? I know about `remind -s1`, for example, but the middle part
> ("* * * *" or similar) is hard to parse out for me)
> 
> 2) Now I have a date and a description. How to export this particular
> date to iCal?
> 
> -- 
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
> Kind regards,
> Matthias Beyer
> 
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