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Operating system : WinXP Program and version you use to access Google Calendar (FF3.5):

I'm developing a script (based on an existing vCal ASP.NET class I found online) to generate an .ics file. This file works perfectly when importing to Outlook 2003. When I try to import to Google Calendar, I get the following error:

Failed to import events: Unable to process your iCal/CSV file..

I don't know too much about the vCal format or syntax, but everything looks fine to me. I'll post the sample test calendar .ics below:

BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//jpalm.se//iCalendar example with ASP.NET MVC//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100304T000000Z DTEND:20100304T000000Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:7c9d6dd7-41f2-4171-8ae4-35820974efa4

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:sagar .

SUMMARY:First Milestone END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100330T230000Z DTEND:20100330T230000Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:8a982519-b99b-429a-8dad-c0f95c50d0e6

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:upcoming milestones END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100329T230000Z DTEND:20100329T230000Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:588750a1-6f10-4b5d-8a51-3f3818024726

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:sagar .

SUMMARY:test END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100407T230000Z DTEND:20100407T230000Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:36eaa726-a0a0-40a1-ba7c-09857f8ed006

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:Rad apps devs END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100408T125632Z DTEND:20100408T125632Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:8521ad53-916a-43cc-8eeb-42c1b3d670d3

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:this is a test ms END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100415T125643Z DTEND:20100415T125643Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:e4b295d8-2271-4393-9899-3e9c858f4e8c

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:Test msssss END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100430T055201Z DTEND:20100430T055201Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:1e464698-1064-4cb2-8166-2a843b63ca5a

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:this is a new milestones for testing on 30th april END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100731T093917Z DTEND:20100731T093917Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:5262ef58-73bc-4d66-a207-4e884e249629

DESCRIPTION:uba:Project20100321:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:555555555555555555 END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100328T230000Z DTEND:20100328T230000Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:f654262d-714e-41d9-9690-005bb467f8aa

DESCRIPTION:uba:Untitled project:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:first milestone END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100401T095537Z DTEND:20100401T095537Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:3f4a6c16-f460-457d-a281-b4c010958796

DESCRIPTION:uba:ProjectIcal:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:new ms ical END:VEVENT X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100331T230000Z DTEND:20100331T230000Z TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:e5bf28d1-3559-48e9-90f8-2b5233489a13

DESCRIPTION:uba:ProjectIcal:imanage2010 pm

SUMMARY:new ms 2 ical END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR

And the source for generating the above code is which is nothing but the mvc view::

<%@ Import Namespace ="iManageProjectPM.Controllers" %> <%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage"%> BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0<%if (Model.Events.Count > 1) {%> CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH<%}%> X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE <%foreach(var evnt in Model.Events){%> BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART<%=Model.GetTimeString(evnt.StartTime)%> DTEND<%=Model.GetTimeString(evnt.EndTime)%> TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:<%=evnt.UID%> DESCRIPTION:<%=evnt.Desc%> SUMMARY:<%=evnt.Title%> END:VEVENT<%}%> END:VCALENDAR

A: 

The Ical format says that each line has a max length of 75 bytes - split lines restart on the next line with single whitespace character inserted at the beginning.

I'm not at all sure but I seem to recall Google calendar expecting this requirement.

Tom Carter