How would I go about automating the import of external data into a calendar entry? Basically would use three fields in the calendar (subject, start time & end time, and maybe the location field too).
Can this be done via an agent that acts upon an incoming data stream? From an email containing the data? An ODBC source? What format would the data need to be in etc…
Thanks!
Subject: depends on your requierments
It depends what you need and what the external system is capable of doing
If it’s sent per mail the info might come fix formated (line or commadelimited) or as an attached file (csv, xml, cal or ics) and the transaction could be done via a scheduled agent
Or you could also try to define a webservice where the external system directly connects to your server and inputs the data…
There are also possibilities to ‘direct’-input via ODBC
But this is on you to define 
Subject: I’ve been trying to use DECS
But I’m not sure what form/fields to map my data to. I always end up with a document in my Drafts folder that has had a variety of errors due to my many attempts to find what works.
Subject: post your script
post your script and an example and let’s see where the problem is…
Here is an article I’ve found that might help you what fields are used for calendar entries: here