.VCS files don't import into Outlook 2007 beta
 

Is anyone else having issues with .vcs files not importing into Outlook 2007
beta 2? I'm a Microsoft Partner and I regularly watch Microsoft webcasts.
One of the webcast website features is to download a .vcs file containing the
webcast data and be able to import it into your Outlook calendar. When I
choose to "open" the file to do the import, Outlook fires up a new email
message instead of importing the .vcs as a calendar item. I've also tried to
save the .vcs file and import it manually using the import / export features
of Outlook. Nothing happens with the manual import, it doesn't fire up a new
email message but it also doesn't add the item to my calendar. This is
happening on several computers that I'm testing Office 2007 beta 2 on.

Any ideas or is this just a beta bug?


- Jon

Jonathan OBrien
MCSE, Microsoft Small Business Specialist

Active IT Design, LLC
www.activeITdesign.com

.VCS files don't import into Outlook 2007 beta
 

Have you checked your file association for .vcs files? Can you post the file contents or link?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Active IT Design" wrote in message ...
Is anyone else having issues with .vcs files not importing into Outlook 2007
beta 2? I'm a Microsoft Partner and I regularly watch Microsoft webcasts.
One of the webcast website features is to download a .vcs file containing the
webcast data and be able to import it into your Outlook calendar. When I
choose to "open" the file to do the import, Outlook fires up a new email
message instead of importing the .vcs as a calendar item. I've also tried to
save the .vcs file and import it manually using the import / export features
of Outlook. Nothing happens with the manual import, it doesn't fire up a new
email message but it also doesn't add the item to my calendar. This is
happening on several computers that I'm testing Office 2007 beta 2 on.

Any ideas or is this just a beta bug?


- Jon

Jonathan OBrien
MCSE, Microsoft Small Business Specialist

Active IT Design, LLC
www.activeITdesign.com

.VCS files don't import into Outlook 2007 beta
 

My VCS association is set to open with Outlook. See here
http://download.activeITdesign.com/vcs.jpg

Here's a link to the type of .vcs files that just cause Outlook to start a
blank email message instead of adding the item to my calendar.
http://www.msreadiness.com/EventSche...344&rid=298839
--
- Jon

Jonathan OBrien
MCSE, Microsoft Small Business Specialist

Active IT Design, LLC
www.activeITdesign.com




"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Have you checked your file association for .vcs files? Can you post the file contents or link?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Active IT Design" wrote in message ...
Is anyone else having issues with .vcs files not importing into Outlook 2007
beta 2? I'm a Microsoft Partner and I regularly watch Microsoft webcasts.
One of the webcast website features is to download a .vcs file containing the
webcast data and be able to import it into your Outlook calendar. When I
choose to "open" the file to do the import, Outlook fires up a new email
message instead of importing the .vcs as a calendar item. I've also tried to
save the .vcs file and import it manually using the import / export features
of Outlook. Nothing happens with the manual import, it doesn't fire up a new
email message but it also doesn't add the item to my calendar. This is
happening on several computers that I'm testing Office 2007 beta 2 on.

Any ideas or is this just a beta bug?


- Jon

Jonathan OBrien
MCSE, Microsoft Small Business Specialist

Active IT Design, LLC
www.activeITdesign.com

.VCS files don't import into Outlook 2007 beta
 

Thanks. I can duplicate the problem here and will file a formal bug report.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Active IT Design" wrote in message ...

Here's a link to the type of .vcs files that just cause Outlook to start a
blank email message instead of adding the item to my calendar.
http://www.msreadiness.com/EventSche...344&rid=298839
--

Is anyone else having issues with .vcs files not importing into Outlook 2007
beta 2? I'm a Microsoft Partner and I regularly watch Microsoft webcasts.
One of the webcast website features is to download a .vcs file containing the
webcast data and be able to import it into your Outlook calendar. When I
choose to "open" the file to do the import, Outlook fires up a new email
message instead of importing the .vcs as a calendar item. I've also tried to
save the .vcs file and import it manually using the import / export features
of Outlook. Nothing happens with the manual import, it doesn't fire up a new
email message but it also doesn't add the item to my calendar. This is
happening on several computers that I'm testing Office 2007 beta 2 on.

.VCS files don't import into Outlook 2007 beta
 

I just ran into the same issue with some MS Readiness webcast invitations,
but other vcs files worked fine. I noticed that in the webcast files there is
a space after the PropertyName:. I removed the all of the spaces to match a
file that worked, and I was able to import the webcast event.
For example, in the file referenced in this thread, the beginning of the
file reads:
BEGIN: VCALENDAR
VERSION: 1.0
BEGIN: VEVENT
DTSTART: 20060720T180000Z
DTEND: 20060720T190000Z

After some testing, I noticed that it was the spaces after the DTSTART and
DTEND properties that were causing the problem. Now the file wil import as an
Outlook appointment.

I know it doesn't really help with imports, but it may help in the bug filing.

John Roberts
JLR Technology Solutions


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Thanks. I can duplicate the problem here and will file a formal bug report.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Active IT Design" wrote in message ...

Here's a link to the type of .vcs files that just cause Outlook to start a
blank email message instead of adding the item to my calendar.
http://www.msreadiness.com/EventSche...344&rid=298839
--

Is anyone else having issues with .vcs files not importing into Outlook 2007
beta 2? I'm a Microsoft Partner and I regularly watch Microsoft webcasts.
One of the webcast website features is to download a .vcs file containing the
webcast data and be able to import it into your Outlook calendar. When I
choose to "open" the file to do the import, Outlook fires up a new email
message instead of importing the .vcs as a calendar item. I've also tried to
save the .vcs file and import it manually using the import / export features
of Outlook. Nothing happens with the manual import, it doesn't fire up a new
email message but it also doesn't add the item to my calendar. This is
happening on several computers that I'm testing Office 2007 beta 2 on.