Create Calendar entries from text file

[tobindia]

I have a text file (either Pages or Numbers) with dates, times, etc, and I'd like to create an entry in my Calendar from each line. Is there a way to do this?

Mac OS 10.13.6
Pages 8.1
Numbers 6.1

 

[Raz0rEdge]

You can use AppleScript to do this with something like this

[LIST]
[*]set theStartDate to (current date) + (1 * days)
[*]set hours of theStartDate to 15
[*]set minutes of theStartDate to 0
[*]set seconds of theStartDate to 0
[*]set theEndDate to theStartDate + (1 * hours)
[*] 
[*]tell application "Calendar"
[*]    tell calendar "Project Calendar"
[*]        make new event with properties {summary:"Important Meeting!", start date:theStartDate, end date:theEndDate}
[*]    end tell
[*]end tell
[/LIST]

This, obviously, is not reading from the file, but you can use something like the following for that

set srcFile to ((path to desktop) as text) & "myFile.txt"


# Read lines from file.
set lns to paragraphs of (read file srcFile as «class utf8»)


# Loop over lines read and copy each to the clipboard.
repeat with ln in lns
    set the clipboard to ln
    display alert (the clipboard)
end repeat

So you could combine some combination of these two scripts to get what you want.

 

[badshoehabit]

Highlight the date and right click gives the option of opening Calendar.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

Awesome solution Sue if the OP has a handful of things to add. But might get cumbersome if it's hundreds of entries.

 

[tobindia]

You can use AppleScript to do this with something like this

Whoa! That's way above my understanding and capability. Is there no other way?

 

[Raz0rEdge]

Whoa! That's way above my understanding and capability. Is there no other way?

If this is a one time thing, then follow badshoehabit's idea.

 

[tobindia]

Highlight the date and right click gives the option of opening Calendar.

I couldn't replicate your action, but even so it seems like that will only open the Calendar, not fill in the Event, Start Time, Notes, etc. Also, I would have to do it manually, one Calendar entry at a time, which I'm trying to avoid. Thanks anyway, badshoehabit.

 

[Raz0rEdge]

I couldn't replicate your action, but even so it seems like that will only open the Calendar, not fill in the Event, Start Time, Notes, etc. Also, I would have to do it manually, one Calendar entry at a time, which I'm trying to avoid. Thanks anyway, badshoehabit.

Correct, the method suggested will bring you to a specific date in Calendar. You are still required to actually create the event.

If you can provide a sample text file which has your data, I can put something together for the AppleScript to add them to Calendar.