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.ics file "not a valid Internet Calendar file"
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. |
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.ics file "not a valid Internet Calendar file"
WisconsinSteve 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] |
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.ics file "not a valid Internet Calendar file"
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 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] |
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.ics file "not a valid Internet Calendar file"
"WisconsinSteve" wrote in message
... 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?) |
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.ics file "not a valid Internet Calendar file"
The files I am attempting to import are on my Desktop.
"Gordon" wrote: "WisconsinSteve" wrote in message ... 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?) |
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.ics file "not a valid Internet Calendar file"
This problem has been solved. Should anyone have a similar problem, I
thought I should share my experience with you. It turns out that I still had an earlier version of Outlook active, even though I had installed Outlook 2007 (and thought it had removed all earlier versions of Outlook). When I removed the earlier version of Outlook, the problem went away. Good luck to you all, and I hope I have been able to save you some grief. "WisconsinSteve" 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. |
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