Interface to Google Calendars
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Interface to Google calendars
Interface to Google Calendars
pieterhpieterh 1163486658|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

This is an example of the code Google generates to show a calendar:

<iframe src="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=abcd%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;height=614" 
    style=" border-width:0 " 
    width="640" 
    frameborder="0" 
    height="614">
</iframe>
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michal frackowiakmichal frackowiak 1163497627|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Hi,

It is already possible to include google calendar ;-) look here: http://running.wikidot.com/

Each embeddable code is tested against a regular expression which tells if the content can be processed or not. In your example you have changed line breaking and the expression did not match it. I have fixed the expression now (and will look at other ones too) to be more flexible about formatting.

I hope this helps!

m.


Michał Frąckowiak @ Wikidot Inc.
Visit my blog at michalfrackowiak.com

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michal frackowiakmichal frackowiak 1163502349|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

One more thing, just implemented:

now you can embed any of the Google Web Gadgets, e.g. these:
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&num=24&q=calendar

some examples are here:
http://snippets.wikidot.com/code:google-gadgets

m.


Michał Frąckowiak @ Wikidot Inc.
Visit my blog at michalfrackowiak.com

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pieterhpieterh 1163681074|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

OK, thanks a lot, I should have looked in the doc first.

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kperlaskperlas 1184404776|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

For some reason I can't get this to work right now. It just shows the code including and in between the iframe tags. I even tried embedding the running one and still didn't have any luck. Do I need to unlock something somewhere or surround the iframe with any tags? Any other tips?

Thank you

Edited to say … Nevermind. I surrounded it with the [[embed]] [[/embed]] tags and it worked.

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Howard NicholasHoward Nicholas 1202706534|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I've set up a private wiki and have embedded Google Calendar in it successfully. Is there some way that I can get entries from my Google Calendar into the Calendar within the wiki or is this blocked?

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scottplanscottplan 1202708755|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

In ours, the iframe has been for viewing only. Unless there's another version out there for embedding, I think you've got to enter all events in google.

Google calendar has a lot of amazing functionality, and for viewing events it's a great complement to a wiki. It's possible to open event windows from within the iframe — but that window varies for users with/without google logons. Non-googlers get a dumbed-down event summary, so I usually include this html that links to event info elsewhere.

<a rel=nofollow href="URL" class=linkified target=_blank>TEXT</a>

For anyone who wants to write to the calendar, it's another layer and not very much like a wiki. You can parcel out write-access to different users. Or I suppose you could set up a generic google logon and share that around.

The main disconnect is in tracking calendar changes. You can set up an RSS feed to track new events. But I haven't figured out a way to track event changes or deletions. And if someone deletes, there's no option for reverting.

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Howard NicholasHoward Nicholas 1202723672|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Thanks; I had another go at it and it seems to be working now. At least, I put things in my Google Calendar and the entries can now be read in the private wiki. I'll see what happens as I make changes.

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