So I have finally taken the hint and began development of an iCal (ICS file) to CSV converter.  I am still in the planning stages right now and don’t expect it to come out for a while.  I hope to have a beta version out in a few weeks.  I am just trying to decide how to format the output of the CSV file.  ICS allows for a great number of complexities not easily converted to CSV.  Such things as recurring events are a big hurdle to overcome.  I will post updates as I make progress.

Ok, so I have been getting the messages about the errors and I have finally had a chance to look into debugging.  So I changed the code around a bit and now it will throw a more detailed error with the file type it thinks you tried to upload.  Please post the link to the error you get.  It should look something like “http://www.thegreatco.com/csvtoical/calendar.php?msg=3&detail=”.  It is the information after the “detail=” that will help me figure out the problem.  I do have a few questions for those getting errors, what browser/OS are you using?  I know this works on vista, I use it myself so I can’t figure out why its not working.  Need your help with this one, make sure to put in your 2cents.

Thanks,

TheGreatCO
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I’ve noticed I’ve been getting a bunch of hits for converting iCal (ics) calendars into CSV files.  Not sure why you would need to do this, maybe has something to do with old versions of outlook or something.  If you need an iCal (ics) to CSV converter, drop me a comment and I’ll email you back. (you need to register to comment)  And I’ll see what I can do for you.  Seems easier to go from .csv to .ics but I don’t see why I can’t write one in a week or so.  Don’t want to write it if its not gonna be useful.  So please drop me a line and I’ll get on it.

Update (29-Dec-2009): I have posted an update here.