[sync] syncML-Palm repeating events glitch

[Eric Thompson]

Hi all.

I'm hoping that Horde Webmail Edition 1.0.1 is recent enough that I'm not 
ruffling feathers writing to the list.  Be gentle.  :-)

With Synthesis syncML client on a Palm z22, I had a NEARLY perfect sync last 
night, with one glitch that seems like it should be fixable.  Repeating 
events that are created on the Palm appear in the Horde calendar as only a 
single occurrence, just the first day.  Meanwhile, if such events are created 
in Kronolith, they show up perfectly on the Palm, and when individual 
occurrences are checked on the Palm, every one is appropriately identified as 
one of a repeating series (something that Companionlink seems unable to fix, 
which is why I'm delving into this now).

So I wrote to Synthesis about it, and got the following friendly, and helpful 
response; helpful, that is, if you know more about how to work with this 
software than I do!

-------begin quote-------

For sure, our client supports sending recurring events, not only 
receiving them (that is, including a RRULE into the vCal).

Do the vCals you are receiving from the client show a RRULE or not? 
If not, the problem might be in the devInf of your server - if the 
devInf does not list RRULE in CTCap (if the server has CTCap at all, 
that is), the client will not send it.

If the RRULE is present in the vCal sent, then it must be a server side issue.

-------end quote-------





So here's an excerpt from the log for a repeating event which should have 
repeated daily, today through the 21st, and it clearly shows an RRULE, both 
from the client, and after being converted for the server:






-------begin log-------

input received from client (text/x-vcalendar)
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:1.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Test from palm
CATEGORIES:eric's tests
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:
DTSTART:20070417T110000
DTEND:20070417T120000
RRULE:D1 20070421T120000
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR

input converted for server: text/x-vcalendar
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:1.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Test from palm
CATEGORIES:eric's tests
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:
DTSTART:20070417T110000
DTEND:20070417T120000
RRULE:D1 20070421T120000
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR


-------end log-------




Can somebody hit me, . . . . gently . . . . . , with what I need to do?  Has 
this been dealt with in a more recent snapshot?  If so, what do I need to 
replace?  Will it be painful?  This is for a client of mine, and I need to 
minimize down time.

Thanks for any help.

Eric



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Eric Kiesling Thompson

eTc Computer Consultants

p/f 925-513-7415

http://www.etc-consult.com

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