[sync] Using rpc.php to sync calendars other than default calendar

[Rich Hutchinson]

I tried it, using the Funambol plugin for Thunderbird, but it kept
returning an error when creating the sync output.

I assume the SyncML folder of the framework portion of CVS is the one I
need, and put it in horde/lib where the current one is?

Anyway, from reading the original reply to my question - it does appear
that the current non-CVS version will sync with whatever you have set as
your default calendar through the Horde preferences. I thought I'd
already tried this to no avail, but I tested it again before and I'm
sure that that is the default behaviour now.

This way I think is going to be sufficient - since it makes it easier
for users to select this themselves without getting caught up with those
long string-IDs for the different calendars...

However, setting the calendar ID in the sync client is better for those
clients that support syncing with multiple remote calendars. The
Funambol connector only has one entry, so this will need to be changed
each and every time a user wants to synch with an alternative
calendar....I'm going to stick with the "setting the default via Horde"
method for now!

Thanks a lot for all the help.


Karsten Fourmont wrote:
> > At the moment, it seems to sync with the main calendar (the default one
> > named after the userid). What I'd like to know is how do you configure
> > it to sync with other calendars that you have created?
>
> I did a first shot at this. Try current cvs (update of Syncml module)
>
> Configuration is done by setting the database path in the client device.
> I choose this place as it allows you to use different calendars for
> different mobile devices: private calendar for private phone and so on.
>
> The database path is called "server path" in Synthesis. Currently it's
> "calendar", but actually it's an URI now it can use parameters. You
> have to set this to
>
> calendar?source=[calendarid]
>
> Tricky thing is getting the calendar ID. (You've done this already but
> here a description for everyone else:)
> You have to go to "manage my calendars" (from the calendars box at the
> top right of the calendar view, /horde/kronolith/calendars.php).
> There you select the desired calendar and then horde displays the url:
> horde/kronolith/month.php?display_cal=[calendarid]
>
> This is the calendarid you have to set in the client device:
> calendar?source=[calendarid]
> A bit of fumbly this long hex number, but unfortunately I currently
> can't use the clear text name using the kronolith external api.
>
> Theoretically this should work with other sync types as well (tasks,
> notes and address books). But address books won't work yet
> unfortunately: turba doesn't store the address book source in the
> history, only the owner. So we can't use it for syncing anything other
> than the default source. This has to be fixed first. (Any volunteers?)
>
> But it's a start.
>
> Cheers,
>  Karsten
>
>
> Rich Hutchinson wrote:
>> I've been using the Sync4jmozilla plugin for Thunderbird to flawlessly
>> sync the calendar in Horde with Lightning. It all works great using the
>> URL in the form: http://hordeinstallpath/rpc.php .
>>
>> At the moment, it seems to sync with the main calendar (the default one
>> named after the userid). What I'd like to know is how do you configure
>> it to sync with other calendars that you have created?
>>
>> Say I have a calendar with the id: 123abc (as shown by its remote
>> subscription of: http://hordeinstallpath/kronolith/ics.php?c=123abc)
>>
>> I've tried things like:
>>
>> http://hordeinstallpath/rpc.php?c=123abc
>> http:/hordeinstallpath/rpc.php/kronolith/ics.php?c=123abc
>>
>> etc. etc. - nothing seems to work.
>>
>> What's the correct URL to use for SyncML using rpc.php?
>>
>> Thanks in advance...