Add to Outlook Calendar via web form?

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i saw a registration form online, which im guessing was either ASP or
HTML...it had a hyperlink that said "Add this seminar to your Outlook
Calendar"...

How in the heck is that done? Can you actually create a hyperlink that will
add an event to you Outlook Calendar...

Any leads to this are greatly appreciated.
thanks all.
 
They saved (or programmatically generated) an .ics or .vcs file, which uses the iCalendar/vCalendar specification for interchange of calendar information. Outlook's Save As command can do that, too.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
So i found the ".ics" file extenstion under the Save As command. Can i just
save it as such, upload it via FTP to my server and hyperlink it? Are there
versions of Outlook that this is not compatible with ? Should i set a
disclaimer such as "Outlook 2005 users click here to ......etc."
 
Yup. It's that easy. Make sure you leave out any reminder for maximum compatibility.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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