Contact attachment to iCal event

How to attach contact card to iCal event for following aim: "Call to Jone (contact attached)"?.

a bit surprised that you can't do this more easily, I wrote a script to put the selected or chosen AB contact into the URL field of the selected iCal event.
see:
http://www.woodenbrain.com/stuff/scripts.html

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Wants to delete my contacts + double posting iCal events and not syncing

Hi everyone!
I hope you can help me.
I have an iPhone + MacBook + iMac and use MobileMe as well. My iphone was full which resulted in it not syncing with my computers. I double checked the settings and saw the "Info syncing" had been turned off for some reason, which I then turned on, and I checked the MobileMe settings as well.
So the situation is this now:
My iCal events are not getting synced to my computer from iPhone or MobileMe.
My iPhone has "double up" some events, meaning that I write them into the phone or my computer, they get uploaded to MobileMe, then synced back to my iPhone and thus appearing twice. I think these are the "old" events that were writing in before my MobileMe account was set up for syncing.
iSync wants to delete 195 contacts on my computers, without modifying or adding any. I did this with my iMac and sure enough some 195 contacts were deleted! Aw! How do I get these back?
My MacBook keeps prompting me with the some message, saying that syncing with MobileMe will delete 195 contacts, even though I have all these contacts present on my iPhone and my computer now.
I do not understand what is happening. I can send the contacts to my iMac and add them again, but I am afraid that these will then appear twice as well. Why can does calender on my iPhone show both the ones I write into the phone and from MobileMe? Shouldn't these be "synced" via MobileMe, so all I have to do is set it up and it should take care of itself? And why oh why does it want to delete 195 contacts? I think these are all my contacts apart from the 5 most recent which I wrote into the iPhone.
Can anyone help me? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!
Mc

Hi,
I'm afraid you're asking in the wrong place. This is the iSync forum - which is for syncing contact and calendars to non-Apple mobile phones only. iSync doesn't sync between Macs or with MobileMe.
MobileMe syncing is handled by *MobileMe Sync*, and the forum for that is here:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=957
However, you may need to reset your sync data. The process for that is described in this Apple Support Document:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1497

How to add a contact to an ical event

This Annoyed me for ages !!
I wanted to add a contact but not invite them purely for my own info.
And i found a way around it.
Its easy.. Just add the vcf file of your contact as an attachment in the event !
I made a project folder and added all contacts needed vcf files to there, (just drag n dropped) and then just navigate to that folder to add the contact !
Hope that helps some peeps
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In the Contacts App touch the "+" in the upper right corner to create a new contact.

How do I Put contact information into iCal event

I am creating an event in iCal. I want to use an existing contacts name as the title of the event and their address as the 'where'. I don't want to use the invite tab. Some will not have email addresses anyway. I want to do this on my iPad. Anyone know of an App that will help. Thanks.

This only works if your iCal is linked to a calendar server.
To do this you need to go to iCal/Prefernces/Accounts and follow the explanations.
Good luck.

Contact info and iCal events gone missing

A few weeks ago, I entered an Calendar event with an alarm on my iPhone to remind me of a meeting later that day. A while later, I was looking though Calendar and realized this new event was gone, so I re-entered it, made sure it was correct, closed Calendar and re-opened it, double checked and it was still there. An hour later, it had disappeared again.
I use MobileME to sync all my iPhone data. I sync my iMac too, but it was in my office turned off. Since then I realized that a number of events that were entered on my iPhone have gone missing ... but not all of them. Software versions on my iPhone 3G, iMac, et al are all current.
To make matters appear worse, now that I'm paying closer attention to synched data, I realize that some (again not all) Contact information entered on the iPhone is also being lost. Its annoying when its just a special ringtone (I know these can get reset) but its actually harmful when its a new phone number that gets overwritten with the old one and you don't realize it until its gone.
I have turned off all syncing between MobileME and the iMac ... that did NOT fix the problem, plus its a pain in the *. But it does demonstrate that its most likely a problem between MobileME and the iPhone. I've been patient with all the MobileME "teething problems" esp as long as Apple was demonstrating its duty of care to fix things. But now I'm back to paying for my service, and it doesn't seem to work as advertised!!
Any suggestions how I can regain confidence that the information I load into my iPhone will still be there at the end of the day?

I just had the opposite problem. Synced my iPhone 3G to iTunes (current versions) and ALL contacts from my Address Book on my computer disappeared. iCal was OK. I do not sync contacts or calendars wirelessly. Chat help assisted me in restoring an old .Mac copy to my computer, but my confidence in syncing is LOW. Chat help seemed to suspect iTunes or the iPhone. Ironically, dependable contact and calendar syncing was the main reason I bought an iPhone.
Short term I'll be backing up my Address Book (File > Backup) and Calendar right before doing ANY syncing, iPhone or .Mac/MobileMe. I'm a 20 year Win pro who switched to Mac/OSX about 7 years ago, and this has been my first time feeling a little "micro-softy".

How do I transfer all the data (contacts, iCal events, etc.) on my iPhone to my computer?

My hard drive crashed. I didn't have anything backed up. Therefore, since I have all of my iCal events, contacts, etc. on my iPhone, I have not yet synced my phone with my computer since I got the new hard drive. Its going to delete everyone in my contacts and everything on my iCal. Is there a way to upload all of that information onto my computer so I don't loose it all, and I can once again sync our phones up to the computer?

Thanks! I talked to Apple about this on the phone. They helped me figure out to check the sync box for contacts, iCal, and then "merge info." All of my music and videos will not merge over to the computer unless the data is formatted by Apple. But at least I can get my contacts and my iCal events transfered over! Thanks Apple for helping me with this issue.

Tagging an ical event with contact?

Is it possible to tag an iCal event with a contact from the Address Book? Or attach notes to the event? Or link to files??

Hi,
It is possible to link an event to an Address Book contact using the URL field. I have an Applescript application to create these URLs when you have an Address Book contact selected. See the script Link to Address Book on this page.
Best wishes
John M
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How can I attach a document to an iCal event invitation?

I tried doing some research on this and tried the "Help" part of iCal. The option given there said
Attach a file to an event
If you want to associate a particular file with an event (for example, a document you need to remember to take to an appointment), you can attach it directly to the event in iCal so it’s easy to remember and find when you need it. You can also share meeting materials with others by attaching them to event invitations.
In iCal, double-click the event. If the event editor isn’t open, click Edit to open it.Open iCal
Drag the file you want over the open event editor.You can also click Add File next to “attachments,” navigate to the file you want, and then click Open. The file appears in the “attachments” field.
If the “Allow Invitees to Manage Files” checkbox is available and you want to allow invitees to add or remove files from the event invitation, select the checkbox.Only the meeting organizer can select or deselect the checkbox.
To remove a file that you attached to an event, select it, and then press the Delete key.
To remove a file that you attached to an event, select it, and then press the Delete key.
iCal allows you to see a preview of any file attached to an event. To see a preview, select the file in the “attachments” field, and then press the Space bar. Click the Close (x) button in the top-left corner of the preview window to close it.
The problem is there is no Add File or attachments. I am using the iCloud based iCal and running latest update on Lion. Can anyone help me with this problem?

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Ical server Attachment "(null)" in event "xyz" was rejected by the server because of insuffient storage space

We are moving our stand alone iCal files to a Lion Server. We have alot of attachement for several events. After importing several calendars we are getting this error. What shall we do? What storage is this? the server new and has two disks with 1TB of free space. So, I am thinking this has to do with the iCal database on the server. I don't see any server based configuration for iCal storage or database configuration?

I have found this,
Use serveradmin via the Terminal app to set the quota limits.
sudo serveradmin set calendar:UserQuota = "<FileSize>" sudo serveradmin set calendar:MaxCollectionsPerHome = "<Number>" sudo serveradmin set calendar:MaxResourcesPerCollection = "<Number>" sudo serveradmin set calendar:MaxResourceSize = "<FileSize>"
from Apple web site. http://help.apple.com/advancedserveradmin/mac/10.7/#apd6D0912A5-D9F2-422D-ACF1-F 1360662A6F8
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Attach more than one Mail Message to iCal Event

Hi,
I need to attach more than one e-mail message to an iCal Event. I can drag and drop one onto the url when I edit the event, but if I try another it replaces it. Any ideas?

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What is the minimal Format of an iCal event to attach to an email?

Hello all!
I just finished a large order page for a taxi friend. I would like to send the order with an iCal event attached to an email. He should only click on this new file, to enter this pickup order to his iCal ...
I am struggling with the format. In my CGI script I have the following format, where the $variables are replaced with the convinient strings:
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:$ical_data_end
SUMMARY:$ical_summary
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:$ical_data_start
DTSTAMP:$ical_dtstamp
LOCATION:$ical_location
SEQUENCE:0
DESCRIPTION:$ical_comment
BEGIN:VALARM
TRIGGER:-PT1H
DESCRIPTION:Event reminder
ACTION:DISPLAY
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
Does a time string like "20120608T123500" has to finish with a "Z" ? Do I need additional informations, like "UID:", "X-WR-ALARMUID:" ... In any case my iCal event sent by email is not adding to the iCal saying: "iCal can't read this calendar. No events have been added to your iCal calendar."
I would be grateful for any hint
marek

Surprise Surprise!
I realized after heavy testing, that a DTSTAMP: is not needed.
But there is apparently a problem with the DATE-TIME format: Perhaps for other readers, which are in such a desparate situation, as I am since two days now!!! here some explanations:
The reference about iCal format you find in RFC 5546
DTSTART; and DTEND; have a time string like follows:
yyyymmddThhmmss
In the middle the big letter "T". But you have to add the time zone: for me it is the following:
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20120608T062500
Now the big surprise: this time format with an hour over 12 ooops! I tested now once again like follows
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20120608T212500
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20120608T202500
changing the hh (hours) with one hour difference up until here. 10 Minutes again, iCal was freezing with hours over 19. I swear!
Ok to answer my original question: What is the minimal format of an iCal event, which you may attach to an email:
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20120608T212500
SUMMARY:Name
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20120608T202500
LOCATION:MUC
SEQUENCE:0
BEGIN:VALARM
TRIGGER:-PT1H
DESCRIPTION:Event reminder
ACTION:DISPLAY
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
But be aware, that this is buggy. Be carefull and have a nice evening
marek

Time machine backing up iCal events and Contacts with icloud

Is Time Machine backing up my iCal events and contacts? The reason I ask is because I have it set so they are stored ONLY on iCloud, NOT locally. Is this getting backed up too by Time Machine? I hope so! Because, if something were to fail, or if I were ever to accidentally delete a contact, I might like to be able to travel to the past and recuperate that contact.
Thanks for your insight,
Greg

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Hello jo ann51,
For correcting mail issues, I would recommend reviewing the following article. It contains helpful troubleshooting steps and information:
iOS: Troubleshooting Mail
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3899
Try these basic troubleshooting steps first
Tap Safari and attempt to load a webpage (try any webpage). If you can load a webpage, then your device has Internet access. If you are unable to load a webpage, follow these troubleshooting steps.Try to use an alternate Internet connection if available:
Try a different Wi-Fi connection
If your iOS device has an active cellular data plan, tap Settings > Wi-Fi and turn off Wi-Fi.
If the affected email account is provided by your Internet provider, see if your issue is resolved while connected to your home Wi-Fi network.*
Log in to your email provider's website to ensure that the account is active and the password is correct.
Restart your iOS device.
Delete the affected email account from your device.
Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Choose the affected email account, then tap Delete Account.
Add your account again.
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