Sending iCal invites with Scripts

Hello,
I have created an Applescript to open a website for an iCal event and invited my boss. However, when he receives the invite, he does not receive the script (nor does his iCal show an alarm if I have set one on my end either). Is there a way that iCal can automatically set the alarm for both myself and the invitee (in this case, my boss)? And, can I have the invite sent with the script attached? Without having to send a separate email, then going onto his computer and setting up the invite he has accepted?
In this example, I created an iCal event to open ebay at a certain time in order to bid on an item. I want him to have the script (or the event alarm) sent to him when I send him the iCal event invite. Hope this is clear.
Thanks!
Jennifer
Dual G4 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Is there a way that iCal can automatically set the alarm for both myself and the invitee?
No. The invitation does not include alarm details.
Can I have the invite sent with the script attached?
No. You have no control over the contents of the email sent to the attendees.
Why not just send him an email with the url at the appropriate time? You can use Andreas Amann's Mailscripts to schedule a message for delivery - and since now it is your message, if you really want the complexity you can send him an applescript attachment.
AK

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