The following table shows which iCal objects are imported and which are not. The information in the columns "Appointments" and "Tasks" have the following meaning:
"X" means the object is imported. The object value is set in RFC2445.
A number like "255" means the object is imported. The number indicates the maximum number of characters.
The entry "unlimited" means the object is imported. There is no limit for the maximum number of characters.
The entry "-" means the object is not imported.
A description of all iCal objects can be found in the document RFC2445.
Category | iCal object | Appointments | Tasks |
---|---|---|---|
Calendar Properties | CALSCALE | - | - |
METHOD | - | - | |
PRODID | X | X | |
VERSION | X | X | |
Calendar Components | VALARM | X | X |
VEVENT | X | X | |
VFREEBUSY | - | - | |
VJOURNAL | - | - | |
VTIMEZONE | X | X | |
VTODO | X | X | |
Component Properties | ATTACH | - | - |
ATTENDEE | X | X | |
CATEGORIES | X | X | |
CLASS | X | X | |
COMMENT | - | - | |
COMPLETED | - | X | |
CONTACT | - | - | |
CREATED | X | X | |
DESCRIPTION | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
DTEND | X | X | |
DTSTAMP | X | X | |
DTSTART | X | X | |
DUE | X | X | |
DURATION | X | X | |
EXDATE | X | - | |
EXRULE | - | - | |
FREEBUSY | - | - | |
GEO | - | - | |
LAST-MODIFIED | - | - | |
LOCATION | 255 | - | |
ORGANIZER | - | - | |
PERCENT-COMPLETE | - | X | |
PRIORITY | - | X | |
RDATE | - | - | |
RECURRENCE-ID | - | - | |
RELATED-TO | - | - | |
REPEAT | - | - | |
REQUEST-STATUS | - | - | |
RESOURCES | X | - | |
RRULE | X | X | |
SEQUENCE | - | - | |
STATUS | - | X | |
SUMMARY | 255 | 255 | |
TRANSP | - | X | |
TRIGGER | X | X | |
TZID | X | X | |
TZNAME | X | X | |
TZOFFSETFROM | X | X | |
TZOFFSETTO | X | X | |
TZURL | X | X | |
UID | X | X | |
URL | - | - | |
Property Parameters | CUTYPE | X | X |
DELEGATED-FROM | - | - | |
DELEGATED-TO | - | - | |
DIR | - | - | |
ENCODING | X | X | |
FMTTYPE | - | - | |
FBTYPE | - | - | |
LANGUAGE | - | - | |
MEMBER | - | - | |
PARTSTAT | - | - | |
RANGE | - | - | |
RELATED | - | - | |
RELTYPE | - | - | |
ROLE | - | - | |
RSVP | - | - | |
SENT-BY | - | - | |
TZID | X | X | |
VALUE | X | X |
Be aware of the following restrictions.
Appointments such as "The last Sunday of a month" are supported. Appointments with days counted from the end of the month are not supported. Example: The second last Sunday of a month. If an appointment includes such information the appointment is not imported.
Alarm repetition is not supported. Example: "Remind me four times". If an appointment contains such information that information is ignored.
Make sure the file you want to import contains correct iCal data.
How to import appointments or tasks in the iCal format:
Launch the Calendar or Tasks app.
Select the folder for importing appointments or tasks to in the folder tree.
Click the
icon next to the folder name. Click on .Click on Import into window. Select a file in iCal format.
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.Parent topic: Importing Data