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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / July 2007Meta information from iCal entry
Is it possible (without going through backups) to figure out when an iCal entry was actually added? > Is it possible (without going through backups) to figure out when an > iCal entry was actually added? According to the iCal scripting dictionary, each todo and event has a 'stamp date' reflecting modification. Not the same as creation date, but it might work for your uses, especially if the item hasn't been modified since creation. What, exactly, are you trying to do?  Signaturehttp://www.xoverboard.com/cartoons/2007/070416_argument.html >> Is it possible (without going through backups) to figure out when an >> iCal entry was actually added? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > What, exactly, are you trying to do? You could also export the calendar to an ics file, open that using (eg) TextWrangler, and look for the entry's CREATED field. Cheers, Chris > You could also export the calendar to an ics file, open that using (eg) > TextWrangler, and look for the entry's CREATED field. I don't see a CREATED field, but there is a DTSTAMP field. Here is one complete entry BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20070620T140000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20070620T160000 SUMMARY:Fence fixing UID:5C5165A7-40DB-42DA-8070-B0D8FC1BEA7B SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20070615T215836Z END:VEVENT This accords with my memory well. The fence man had already been out to fix the fence on June 15, but the dogs quickly found another way out. So that day (June 15), I called again to have the workman come out again (on June 20). But as a previous poster pointed out, there doesn't seem to be a separated CREATED date from MODIFIED date. A little experimentation confirms that DTSTAMP contains the last modification time. That should really be enough for what I need, as I'm looking for an aide memoir more than anything else. -j >> You could also export the calendar to an ics file, open that using (eg) >> TextWrangler, and look for the entry's CREATED field. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > DTSTAMP:20070615T215836Z > END:VEVENT Perhaps it depends on what created the events. I'm syncing a calendar from Google and an event looks like this: BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC LOCATION: TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:C77A144E-6356-4AD2-9626-F87022E65DA2 DTSTAMP:20070730T114130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070717T084018Z SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20070717T084018Z STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070717 SUMMARY:Example event DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070721 CATEGORIES:http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event DESCRIPTION: ORGANIZER;blahblahblah END:VEVENT > This accords with my memory well. The fence man had already been out to > fix the fence on June 15, but the dogs quickly found another way out. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -j Cool. Good luck with your dog and neighbour. Cheers, Chris >> Is it possible (without going through backups) to figure out when an >> iCal entry was actually added? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it might work for your uses, especially if the item hasn't been modified > since creation. I guess it is finally time for me to learn some AppleScript. > What, exactly, are you trying to do? I have gotten into a dispute with a neighbor about our dog. And now the neighbor is threatening legal action. I have therefore started to write down my memory of everything that's happened regarding this. I have appointments in iCal for people to come and make repairs to our fence, but I would like to help narrow down not just when those repairs were made, but when I ordered those repairs. I should say that at first the neighbor's requests were largely legitimate (and we have been working to fix the problems which is what I'm trying to document), but they escalated. By now he has now developed such an antipathy for the dog that he will start shouting at the dog when it is truly minding its own business. -j |
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