Re: [O] Handling Repeating events from google calendar / repeater interval

[Simon Thum]

It's not exactly answering your question but my little tool

https://github.com/simonthum/ical2org

handles these.

HTH,

Simon

On 07/08/2013 05:00 PM, Stephen Eglen wrote:
> I'm experimenting using ical2org.sh to import google calendars.  One
> limitation, as noted in the header is:
>
> # - does process RRULE recurring events, but ignores COUNT specifiers
>
> so if you have a repeating event in google (e.g. every day for four
> week), the ics file has:
>
> RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;COUNT=4
>
> The script will take the first day of the event, but not the remaining
> three days.  I think this could be solved in a couple of ways:
>
> 1. create four events, moving the date by one each time.
>
> 2. extending the syntax of timestamps so that something like:
>
>            * Pick up Sam at school
>              <2007-05-16 Wed 12:30 3+1w>
>
> means repeat this event 3 times (rather than indefinitely).  Or "+1w:3"
> or something similar, I don't mind the syntax as long as it doesn't
> break other parts of timestamps.
>
> Has extending the syntax of the repeater interval been considered to
> allow finite number of repeats?  I can offer to code something up for
> consideration if this sounds sensible.
>
> Thanks, Stephen