Usage

./ical-to-gcal.py <source file> [<destination file>]

Purpose

Cleans iCal .ics backups to be imported in Google Calendar. If VALARM and VTODO tags don't get stripped from the .ics file, Google will fail an import with the following error message:

"Failed to import events: Unable to process your iCal/CSV file"

(see http://mccammon.org/keith/2009/07/14/errors-importing-ical-data-icalendar-into-google-calendar/ )

Step by step

iCal

1. iCal
2. Export > Export
3. ~/Desktop/<calendar>.ics
4. Export

Shell

1. ./ical-to-gcal.py ~/Desktop/<calendar>.ics

Google Calendar

1. http://www.google.com/calendar
2. Calendar-Settings
3. Calendar
4. Import calendar
5. Choose
6. ~/Desktop/<calendar>.gcal.ics
7. Import