Palm OS to iCal importing

Nothing I have tried to trouble shoot this issue has resulted in succes. When I import my calendar data from Palm Desktop (latest version) as an export and then import into iCal I get all of the appointments I've had for the last three years displayed in one single calendar day. Heart attack city. Any help please?

What are you talking about?
Support is available simply by filing a support request by electronic mail. The application itself is thoroughly documented with a User Guide, Help file and installation and setup wizards. Your short note indicates that you either did not read this material, or did not understand it.
There is nothing to 'remove' to return to synchronizing with the Palm Desktop or with iSync, though you must remove—as is documented in the User Guide—the Missing Sync using a supplied Uninstaller utility. As a consequence of the installation of the Missing Sync for Palm OS, both the HotSync Manager and Transport Monitor are replaced with Mark/Space components. Neither the Palm Desktop nor iSync will work without the original Palm components.
And, you don't synchronize your "Palm OS with iCal." You synchronize the contact, calendaring and task data on your Palm device either with the Palm Desktop using Palm-supplied conduits, or with the Address Book and iCal using iSync and the iSync Palm Conduit.

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