[chandler-users] [possible bug] Problem with ICS file import

[Andre Mueninghoff]

I filed this bug about the index error.

https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12119

Andre Mueninghoff wrote:
> Hi Jeffrey,
> 
> What bug would you suggest be filed, an index bug or a "successful" 
> import of an illegal ical file bug, or both?
> 
> Thanks for the explanation. Now I know why after importing that ical 
> file, Chandler created a collection with only one item in it even though 
> there were three VEVENT records in it.
> 
> -Andre
> 
> Jeffrey Harris wrote:
>> Hi Andre,
>>
>>> FYI...There seems to be another issue potentially. When I import the 
>>> small file (attached again to this message) that I clipped from 
>>> Peter's file with only the addition of several UID: tags, I get this 
>>> Index Error in the repository. Tools > Repository > Check and Repair 
>>> will repair the error.
>>
>> I'm not sure exactly what's going wrong here, but adding those empty 
>> UID tags is even more illegal than not having any UID, so you're 
>> unlikely to cause this without trying hard.
>>
>> UID stands for Unique ID.  UIDs need to be unique for each VEVENT, or 
>> the file will be read as re-defining the same event (overwriting the 
>> previous) over and over.  They're also not supposed to be empty.
>>
>> Still, if there's an index problem that's reproducible it's worth 
>> tracking down, since that shouldn't happen.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Jeffrey
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