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<iCalendar>"%>
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
