Newbie needs a script, which changes end time of an event!

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#1

Hi,

is it possible with a script to change in iCal the end time of an event, in this case adding 10 minutes?

Thanks

MacPauli

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#2

Yes, end date is a property of an iCal event that can be both read and set. Given a date formatted variable addiing to it goes like this:

set Now to (current date)
set Later to Now + 10 * minutes

It is also possible to make an event recurrent so it will happen every ten minutes.

You’ll have to be more descriptive of your needs or supply a script fragment to be more specific.

#3

Thanks for this script!

And how can i set this new end time in iCal.

Example: in iCal i have an event from 09:00 to 10:00. After using the script, it’s in iCal an event from 09:00 to 10:10.

Best regards

MacPauli

#4

MacPauli:

The trick is selecting events in iCal to work with. I do not know if a script can be written to alter a selected event directly from the iCal window, but as long as there is a pattern to the events you want to change, this script will do the job for you:

tell application "iCal"
	set chosen_Events to every event of calendar "CALENDARNAME" whose summary contains "Cub Scout"--This is where all the events to be changed are placed into a list
	repeat with one_Event in chosen_Events
		set one_Event's end date to ((one_Event's end date) + (10 * minutes))--This takes the event's end time and adds 10 minutes to it.
	end repeat
end tell
#5

Hi,

thank you. That’s the solution!!

MacPauli