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The application is waiting for appointment and task data file(s) to import it into Outlook.

• Appointment data

The application is waiting for an appointment file like “Export.ics” or a collection of appointment files (*.ics) in a specific folder. If the file is getting in, it grabs the file and creates/update appointments in MS Outlook.

• Task data

The application is waiting for a task file like “Export.csv” or a collection of task files (*.csv) in a specific folder. If the file is getting in, it grabs the file and creates/update appointments in MS Outlook.

The application is locally installed and works in the background unattended.

• btAnyCalendar2OL - The GUI based application and runs standalone.

• btAnyCalendar2OLService - The Service based application and runs standalone.

==> Under development!

• btAnyCalendar2OLEdit - The GUI based application. It runs standalone, and monitors and controls the Service based application (btAnyCalendar2OLService).

==> Under development!

Installation
Install the application in any installation folder, configure and start it.

Prerequisites

• MS Windows 10 (32/64 bit) or higher

• MS Outlook 2021 (32/64 bit) or higher

• Permissions to write into MS Outlook

The ICS file format
The application assumes that the ICS Parameters are between the keywords “BEGIN:VEVENT” and “END:VEVENT”. Parameters outside this keywords are ignored entirely.
Example: