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From: WisconsinSteve on 16 Apr 2008 15:06 I have received several .ics files from various travel web sites (e.g., expedia.com) showing my travel itineraries, but when I attempt to import them into my Microsoft Outlook 2007 calendar, I get a message that the file is "not a valid Internet Calendar file." Any ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for any help you can provide.
From: Brian Tillman on 17 Apr 2008 08:05 WisconsinSteve <WisconsinSteve(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I have received several .ics files from various travel web sites > (e.g., expedia.com) showing my travel itineraries, but when I attempt > to import them into my Microsoft Outlook 2007 calendar, I get a > message that the file is "not a valid Internet Calendar file." Any > ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for any help you can provide. Googling this problem indicates that there may be specific iCal statements that OL 2007 might not like. Open the ics file with Notepad and remove the BYDAY phrase if you see one. See if that makes a difference. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: WisconsinSteve on 18 Apr 2008 11:41 Thanks for trying, Brian, but none of my .ics or .vcs files had a BYDAY phrase. Any other ideas of "bad" phrases I should be looking for? When I open my files in Notepad, they seem to follow the general .ics or .vcs format. I am really frustrated by this. "Brian Tillman" wrote: > WisconsinSteve <WisconsinSteve(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > I have received several .ics files from various travel web sites > > (e.g., expedia.com) showing my travel itineraries, but when I attempt > > to import them into my Microsoft Outlook 2007 calendar, I get a > > message that the file is "not a valid Internet Calendar file." Any > > ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thanks for any help you can provide. > > Googling this problem indicates that there may be specific iCal statements > that OL 2007 might not like. Open the ics file with Notepad and remove the > BYDAY phrase if you see one. See if that makes a difference. > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] > >
From: Gordon on 18 Apr 2008 12:09 "WisconsinSteve" <WisconsinSteve(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0AB8C2DB-F62D-4812-B6F6-A1863FD71CCE(a)microsoft.com... > Thanks for trying, Brian, but none of my .ics or .vcs files had a BYDAY > phrase. Any other ideas of "bad" phrases I should be looking for? When I > open my files in Notepad, they seem to follow the general .ics or .vcs > format. I am really frustrated by this. > Where are you trying to import these files from? (ie where are they on your computer?)
From: WisconsinSteve on 18 Apr 2008 12:22
The files I am attempting to import are on my Desktop. "Gordon" wrote: > "WisconsinSteve" <WisconsinSteve(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0AB8C2DB-F62D-4812-B6F6-A1863FD71CCE(a)microsoft.com... > > Thanks for trying, Brian, but none of my .ics or .vcs files had a BYDAY > > phrase. Any other ideas of "bad" phrases I should be looking for? When I > > open my files in Notepad, they seem to follow the general .ics or .vcs > > format. I am really frustrated by this. > > > > Where are you trying to import these files from? (ie where are they on your > computer?) > > |