Calendar Scripting Guide: Subscribing to a Calendar

Subscribing to a Calendar

You can use the GetURL command to subscribe to a remote calendar with a specified URL, as shown in Listing 5-1 and Listing 5-2.

APPLESCRIPT

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Listing 5-1AppleScript: Subscribing to a calendar URL

tell application "Calendar"
GetURL "webcal://files.apple.com/calendars/US32Holidays.ics"
end tell

JAVASCRIPT

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Listing 5-2JavaScript: Subscribing to a calendar URL

var Calendar = Application("Calendar")
Calendar.geturl("webcal://files.apple.com/calendars/US32Holidays.ics")

Unlike some of Calendar app’s other commands, the GetURL command doesn’t produce a result. It also causes Calendar to display a confirmation dialog, which must be manually accepted by the user before the subscription is complete. See Figure 5-1.

Finding a Calendar

Switching Calendar Views