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m-a-f
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2 years ago

Unable to subscribe to ics file via Google Calendar

Hi, I'm creating a auto-generated ics calendar file which I want to store in DropBox to allow other users to subscribe to the file. Ive tried to subscribe to the file in Google Calendar using the Dr...
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    Rich
    2 years ago
    m-a-f wrote:

    Ive tried to subscribe to the file in Google Calendar using the Drop Box sharelink, but the calendar events do not appear in the Calendar app.

    Change the ?dl=0 to ?raw=1 and try again. If that still doesn't work, keep in mind that Dropbox links redirect which might cause a problem with some services if they're unable to follow the redirect.

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Rich
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2 years ago
m-a-f wrote:

Ive tried to subscribe to the file in Google Calendar using the Drop Box sharelink, but the calendar events do not appear in the Calendar app.

Change the ?dl=0 to ?raw=1 and try again. If that still doesn't work, keep in mind that Dropbox links redirect which might cause a problem with some services if they're unable to follow the redirect.

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    m-a-f
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Hi Rich,

     

    Using raw=1 instead of dl=0, worked.

     

    Many Thanks.

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