MS Outlook integration?

[hedenstroem]

Hi!

Yes we are doing Windows stuff here... How about some Outlook integration? I'd like to click on a issue I feel responsible for, putting itself into my task list. This could be done by providing a special file with the issues data. Interesting?

[vboctor]

Sounds good :) Do you want to provide more details about how this will be implemented?

Regards,
Victor
MantisConnect
http://www.futureware.biz/mantisconnect/

[cas]

I have this up and running for some time by using the ical format.
Whenever viewing an issue one can copy the issue into their calendar or onto their To Do list within their mail system. The availability of this option depends on settings in config_inc.php.
If the due date functionality is used, that date will be used, in all other cases it will use the
current date.
The ToDo functionality using ical is not supported by Outlook.

Files affected
bug_view_page.php Modified
bug_view_advanced_page.php Modified
bug_ical_event.php New
bug_ical_todo.php New


Required setting(s) within config_inc.php :
$g_show_cal = ON;
$g_show_todo = ON;

If one is interested, just contact me.

Cas

[vboctor]

It would be great if you can report a feature request in http://bugs.mantisbt.org and attach the modified/added files to it. This way people can use it and developers can look at it and see how we can benefit from it.

Regards,
Victor
Mantis to Go?
http://www.futureware.biz/mantisconnect

[cas]

Already posted this on that site under issue 0005007 back in 2004.
I did make some adjustments to it so will upload again.

Cas

[Diouzshev]

Hi!
Posted code contains some bugs:

$duedat = mktime(0,0,0,date("m"),date("d"),date("Y"));
need replace to:
$duedat = date("Ymd");
cause:
Outlook can't open files (Bad file format).

if ( config_get( 'due_date')==ON) {
need replace to:
if ( config_get( 'show_cal')==ON) {
or:
if ( config_get( 'show_todo')==ON) {
cause:
script error

Place in begin of script:
$g_bypass_headers = true; # suppress headers as we will send our own later
cause:
Outlook file open error (I don't fully understand).

[cas]

Thanks for spottings this.

Your first remark :
I will adjust and post later on.

Second remark :
Have to disagree here since that part of the code should not be there anymore at all.
The part between the CN-10 identifiers can be removed since this expects a custom field. This is valid for both scripts (bug_ical_event & bug_ical_todo). Will adjust this for next upload.

Third remark :
Strange, have not seen this but it can be added without any problems.

Cas

[Diouzshev]

:)

About first:
Describe in readme custom field "due_date", else current code don't work propetly.

About second:
Its critical error: current code can't run (config parameter not found)

About thrid:
This flag I found in the file_download.php, survay its code.

Four:
What are you have configuration? (Outlook version? Apache? Server OS?)
My:
OS: Windows 2000 Prof
Apache 1.33
Php 5(?)
Outlook 2000
Browser: MyIE2 0.9

I Can't import todo in Outlook (I don't found possibles in Outlook for it).

Thanks.

[cas]

I have already adjusted the code and uploaded to bugs.mantisbt.org

As for the ToDo function, this does not work in Outlook, a known MS bug.

My config is :
XP/PHP5/outlook2003
Linux/php4.1/outlook2003

Browser IE6/Firefox

cas

[shark]

I have already adjusted the code and uploaded to bugs.mantisbt.org

As for the ToDo function, this does not work in Outlook, a known MS bug.

My config is :
XP/PHP5/outlook2003
Linux/php4.1/outlook2003

Browser IE6/Firefox

cas

So what does this code do then? It will let you put a bug into your outlook Calendar and Task list, or just the calendar?

[cas]

Outlook only supports the calender with Ical not the tasks.

Cas

[zlatan24]

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[vendeka]

so still no way to integrate mantis into Outlook?

[atrol]

I didn't try, but maybe this plugin is what you want
http://git.mantisforge.org/w/ical.git

[cas]

That plugin has been created based upon the adjustments to make it work in older versions.
The plugin supports both cal and tasks but still task will not work with Outlook due to the fact that MS is not fully compliant with the ical format.