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Tstaerk: /* events */

2011-09-26T09:38:53Z

‎events

Tstaerk: /* result */

2011-09-26T09:33:58Z

‎result

Tstaerk at 09:13, 26 September 2011

2011-09-26T09:13:14Z

Tstaerk: /* build and run it */

2011-09-26T09:10:33Z

‎build and run it

Tstaerk: /* main.cpp */

2011-09-26T09:08:24Z

‎main.cpp

Tstaerk at 08:49, 26 September 2011

2011-09-26T08:49:21Z

Tstaerk at 08:46, 26 September 2011

2011-09-26T08:46:26Z

Tstaerk: New page: = Loading a calendar = Here is the easiest test case: A program that loads /tmp/test.ics. == CMakeLists.txt ==

 PROJECT( kde4start ) FIND_PACKAGE(KDE4 REQUIRED) INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ...

2008-11-16T19:35:52Z

New page: = Loading a calendar = Here is the easiest test case: A program that loads /tmp/test.ics. == CMakeLists.txt == <pre> PROJECT( kde4start ) FIND_PACKAGE(KDE4 REQUIRED) INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ...

New page

= Loading a calendar =
Here is the easiest test case: A program that loads /tmp/test.ics.

== CMakeLists.txt ==
<pre>
PROJECT( kde4start )
FIND_PACKAGE(KDE4 REQUIRED)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${KDE4_INCLUDES} . )

SET(kde4startSources main.cpp )

KDE4_ADD_EXECUTABLE(kde4start ${kde4startSources} )

TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(kde4start ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS} ${KDE4_KCAL_LIBS} ${KDE4_KPARTS_LIBS} kdepim kcal_resourceremote )
</pre>

== main.cpp ==
<pre>
/*
This is a test case for KDE's iCalendar functionality.
(c) 2008 by Thorsten Staerk
*/

#include <QString>
#include <kapplication.h>
#include <kaboutdata.h>
#include <kmessagebox.h>
#include <kcmdlineargs.h>
#include <KMainWindow>
#include <kcal/resourcecalendar.h>
#include <kcal/resourcecached.h>
#include <kcal/resourcelocal.h>

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
const QByteArray& ba=QByteArray("test");
const KLocalizedString name=ki18n("myName");
KAboutData aboutData( ba, ba, name, ba, name);
KCmdLineArgs::init( argc, argv, &aboutData );
KApplication khello;
KCal::ResourceCalendar* cal;
KCal::ResourceCached* resource;
resource=new KCal::ResourceLocal("/tmp/test.ics");
cal=resource;
cal->load();
KABC::Lock *lock = cal->lock();
cal->save();
lock->unlock();
}
</pre>

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 = events =
 Now we will create an event in the calendar. The files are available here:
-* [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdeexamples.git&a=blob_plain&h=b46a73dc68487a786e931dfb10a6a8ac23222b72&f=ical/event/main.cpp main.cpp]
+* [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdeexamples.git&a=blob_plain&f=ical/event/main.cpp main.cpp]
-* [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdeexamples.git&a=blob_plain&h=2dab67e66797cfd1d16878f6a49a85f58b355f1e&f=ical/event/CMakeLists.txt CMakeLists.txt]
+* [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdeexamples.git&a=blob_plain&f=ical/event/CMakeLists.txt CMakeLists.txt]

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:33, 26 September 2011
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	END:VCALENDAR		END:VCALENDAR
	However, the UID is calculated by random. If we run the program several times, it will append new todos, not overwrite any.		However, the UID is calculated by random. If we run the program several times, it will append new todos, not overwrite any.
		+
		+	= events =
		+	Now we will create an event in the calendar. The files are available here:
		+	* [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdeexamples.git&a=blob_plain&h=b46a73dc68487a786e931dfb10a6a8ac23222b72&f=ical/event/main.cpp main.cpp]
		+	* [http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdeexamples.git&a=blob_plain&h=2dab67e66797cfd1d16878f6a49a85f58b355f1e&f=ical/event/CMakeLists.txt CMakeLists.txt]

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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar iCal] is a standardized data format for storing appointments, events and todos in a calendar file. It is being used by Apple and Outlook. Using the KDE libraries you can read and write files in this format.
-= Loading a calendar =
+= Writing a calendar =
-Here is the easiest test case: A program that loads /tmp/test.ics.
+As a start, we will write a program that generates the calendar file /tmp/test.ics containing one todo named "test todo".
 == CMakeLists.txt ==

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	== build and run it ==		== build and run it ==
	cmake . && make -j8 && ./kdestart		cmake . && make -j8 && ./kdestart
		+
		+	== result ==
		+	If we delete /tmp/test.ics and then run the program, the file will look about like this:
		+	# cat /tmp/test.ics
		+	BEGIN:VCALENDAR
		+	PRODID:-//K Desktop Environment//NONSGML libkcal 4.3//EN
		+	VERSION:2.0
		+	BEGIN:VTODO
		+	DTSTAMP:20110926T090835Z
		+	CREATED:20110926T090835Z
		+	UID:libkcal-1018318974.1052
		+	LAST-MODIFIED:20110926T090835Z
		+	SUMMARY:test todo
		+	PERCENT-COMPLETE:0
		+	END:VTODO
		+	END:VCALENDAR
		+	However, the UID is calculated by random. If we run the program several times, it will append new todos, not overwrite any.

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:49, 26 September 2011
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	}		}
	</pre>		</pre>
		+
		+	== build and run it ==
		+	cmake . && make -j8 && ./kdestart

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 <pre>
 /*
-This is a test case for KDE's iCalendar functionality.
+This is a demo/test case for KDE's iCalendar functionality.
-(c) 2008 by Thorsten Staerk
+(c) 2008-2011 by Thorsten Staerk
 */
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 #include <kapplication.h>
 #include <kaboutdata.h>
 #include <kcmdlineargs.h>
 #include <KMainWindow>
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    cal=resource;
    cal->load();
    KABC::Lock *lock = cal->lock();
    cal->save();

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:46, 26 September 2011
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		+	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar iCal] is a standardized data format for storing appointments, events and todos in a calendar file. It is being used by Apple and Outlook. Using the KDE libraries you can read and write files in this format.
		+
	= Loading a calendar =		= Loading a calendar =
	Here is the easiest test case: A program that loads /tmp/test.ics.		Here is the easiest test case: A program that loads /tmp/test.ics.