INSTALL-DATEBOOK

INSTALL-DATEBOOK

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION USEAGE BUGS AUTHOR SEE ALSO

NAME

install-datebook - installs a new datebook entries in a Palm Device

SYNOPSIS

install-date /dev/cua? filename [unrenderable node]

DESCRIPTION

install-datebook allows the user to write one or more datebook entries from one or more source files. Once install-datebook is started, the user must invoke

HotSync on the target device.

The format of source file contains one datebook entry on line, containing four tab separated fields. The fields are start date/time, end date/time, alarm settings, and the description of datebook entry. This program doesn't yet support repeted entries. The date and time must be in format understand by parsedate.y. At least following formats are understood:

August 11, 1997 0800 GMT+300 1997/08/11 08:22:33 GMT+300

If the either one of the date and time fields is empty the entry is installed without time. If the alarm field is entry the entry is installed without alarms. Alarm field can contain number followed by

1997/08/11 0800 GMT+300 August 11, 1997 0900 GMT+300

OPTIONS

none

USEAGE

The program will connect to a target, and write the file or files given on the command line.

BUGS

If no timezone is given to date the install-datebook will assume the time is in GMT and it will convert it to localtime. If you dont want to write timezone to all begin and end times set the TZ environment variable to GMT before running this program.

AUTHOR

install-datebook was written by Tero Kivinen __

SEE ALSO

read-ical(1), __pilot-xfer__(1), ietf2datebook(1).