Using OS X to share address book and iCal data

[arobase]

I am looking for specific instructions to allow me to share Address Book and iCal data using LDAP and WebDAV on my OS X 10.2 server. HAs anyone done this? I see reference to it in the apps and in the admin guide but not "How-To". Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
arobase

[grrl_geek]

The main site has an article about this very subject:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20021114063433862

I've done this, and it works great. :)

[arobase]

Does this also apply 10.2 Server? Notice hint posted in Nov '02. Thanks again.

[grrl_geek]

Yes, I've set it up on OS X Server, oh, about a month and a half ago.

[arobase]

I know this allows WebDAV. Are there other steps to share the address book data? For example what is the search base all about in the LDAP address book pref? How do I configure iCal and Address book once the WebDAV is set....is this related to LDAP at all?

Thanks again.

[grrl_geek]

iCal is pretty easy, once you get WebDAV set up. In iCal, go Calendar -> Publish -> "Publish on a webserver".

For the URL, you want the path to your WebDAV folder. For example, if you follow the instructions above, your WebDAV folder will be http://www.mywebserver.com/dav/. If you don't have a DNS name, then http://your.ip.num.here/dav/ works OK too.

I'm not sure about Address Book stuff ... I don't use it, so I can't say. A little Googling didn't turn up any stuff on it, are you sure you *can* share Address Book data?

[arobase]

Yeah. I am pretty sure. If you look in the prefs you can see the LDAP info...I just can't figure out how to use it...yet. Thanks again for the iCal stuff. I'm gonna try it next week and hopefully I can fill in the address book blanks by then. I'll share the AB stuff when successful.

[snowwwman]

You should look into using PhPicalendar at
http://phpicalendar.sourceforge.net/nuke/
its really awsome and is easy to set up. i did the exact thing you want to do. it will give you step by step instructions and they have a forum too.

as for the address book check this article out
http://www.afp548.com/Articles/Jaguar/emailsharing.html


wonstitel

[grrl_geek]

The only problem with PHPiCalendar that I can see (never having used it :) is that the information is not directly displayed in iCal, like with WebDAV.

Thanks for the link about LDAP. I know a couple people for whom this would be useful.

[tdeprato]

I am needing a new calendar app at my office.

When I started working at my current job the office had been using PALM DESKTOP because it is a free application and it allows you to link to text files over a network .

So if you are looking at a meeting time for CLIENT A - then you can click on the attachment and view info about CLIENT A (CLIENT A being a customer). However,

Palm Desktop is not a sharable product. So everything someone changes the actual calendar, the staff must copy the updated calendar to their desktops . Therefore, we often have different versions and incorrect versions floating around.


I have found many solutions - and yes I know I can spend some bucks and buy Lotus Works ect- but nothing free seems to have the attachment linking feature.

If there was a way to link to text files or even html files then I might be able to implement something. I like php does PHPIcal allow file linking?

Tony

[snowwwman]

you could run phpicalendar on a web server. have your clients update with ical and have them subscribe to other users calendars. i have not found a way to make a group editable calendar that keeps all the info.
i know some people that use now up to date. this might be what you are looking for.

[vansie]

With the 4.1 released a few days ago, it seems that CGP's workgroup feature gained full cross-platform compatibility for sharing iCal/vCal information. According to their information on the feature both Outlook PC users and iCal Mac users can subscribe to and edit their calendars. I have no tried it myself, but it might be the missing link for some people out there. When combined with phpicalendar, this might be a nice solution to provide users with an all-bases-covered access solution to their calenders.

These links:

http://www.stalker.com/CommuniGatePro/WebCalendar.html

and

http://www.stalker.com/CommuniGatePro/HTTP.html#Calendar

have all the info.

HTH. :)

-v-

[nveer]

iCal is pretty easy, once you get WebDAV set up. In iCal, go Calendar -> Publish -> "Publish on a webserver".

For the URL, you want the path to your WebDAV folder. For example, if you follow the instructions above, your WebDAV folder will be http://www.mywebserver.com/dav/. If you don't have a DNS name, then http://your.ip.num.here/dav/ works OK too.

I'm not sure about Address Book stuff ... I don't use it, so I can't say. A little Googling didn't turn up any stuff on it, are you sure you *can* share Address Book data?

I recently set up my OSX server and enabled the WebDAV features according to the help menu. I am able to access the default page via my webbrowser by typing in the IP address of that computer. You mentioned above that there shoudl be a folder My.IPaddress/dav. Is this folder created automatically or do I have to create it and then somehoe define it as my WebDAV folder?