There was an "AddToCalendar" application/add-in, but the previous site is down and has been for sometime.

The function was to add an email to your calendar automatically.

Would someone develop this? Maybe also an option to AddToTask?

I know these capabilities are available in BBSmart and Empower email viewers, but i would like them standalone as a menu item in the email message folder.

Any takers?

OTA Download: http://soundslikeobiwan.com/~roger/O...toCalendar.jad
OTA Beta Directory: http://soundslikeobiwan.com/~roger/OntoCalendar/Beta/ (v.3.7.18)

There was a gentleman over in the developer's forum who was asking about apps that people wanted to see. I'll post this link over there and see if he nibbles.

REXwireless Software has been working on a product that offers this functionality and quite a bit more. It will be available in public beta form during the week of September 15, 2008.

Have a nice holiday weekend!

--the REXguys--

REXwireless: BlackBerry Software Applications

I've got one that I based on the RIM SDK "MenuItem" example. If there is interest I can post it. Since it's based on the example code I'm willing to call it free.

@rknobbe: I'd certainly be interested in that

I built a version for 4.2.1, and have run it on both the 4.2 simulator and my 4.5 8700c. The icon is really crappy, and only needs to be run once to register the menuitem in Mail; after that you will have an "Onto Calendar..." menu in the email message viewer. I invite feedback.

I haven't tried the OTA install, so you may need to download and install using javaloader.

This is a signed app.

-- Edit --
Can't post a link yet, my postcount is too low. Email me for a link to the OTA files or download this zip with the program.

I'm starting a googlecode page for the source. Search for ontocalendar on code.google.com

I'll try it out! I just purchased RexConnect though, and I have to say it is awesome, worth all 1495 cents.

@rknobbe : it seems to be working perfectly for what I needed!

Shame the icon must be run once (although I didnt see any messages upon running).

Perhaps, it may be better to configure/activate the app via "Options" as per "BlingBall"/"WeatherBug Direct" (i.e. wo icon). Just a thought... or maybe not

Thanks again.

Update :
Ok, IF the icon is depressed several times then the following is displayed within E-Mail Message Viewer.

Have also noticed that I need to re-run app everytime after a reboot?

This is cool...thanks for creating and for sharing.

Can you add the capability so it adds the contents of the email to the notes of the calendar event?

If there is a plaintext portion of the email it will use that. I haven't added the code to parse multipart (html) body parts, but I do have an example. If there is no plaintext portion it just leaves the notes field blank.

I'll take a look at parsing the multipart next.

rog.

I think I can fix all three problems by marking the app as "system module", which will hide the icon, and "autostart" so that it relinks itself into the mail menu after restart. I can fix within the next couple of days.

I also want to add an Options screen to keep a few defaults (like meeting duration) in persistent store. More pressing, though, is the multi-body-parts support for non-plaintext messages.

Wirelessly posted

Thanks. You're right,I'm talking about HTML emails.

Thanks for your work on this!

This is a simple change to make the app (OntoCalendar) autostart, and be a system app (with no icon). I'm working on incorporating multipart notes now.

We're not worthy... :D

Thx... installing now.

Would it be possible, in the future, within "Options" to select a field that allows you to add the contents of the mail to the Calender Notes; or not as the case may be. I occasionally use "notes" for my Cal appts - dependent upon the appt.

I believe he's already working on that - to support moving the email contents to the Notes field of the calendar event for HTML email.

I was just looking for an option i.e. to ensure that the contents are not copied by default.

@rknobbe: This version has been working a treat with no issues to-date.

Cosmetic "issues" : You may want to control the midlet version numbers as well as change the app name (currently called "MenuItem")

Added an options screen which shows the version number and also allows you to disable copying the message body to the notes field of the appointment.

I'm still fighting the HTML mail problem. I've added some code to try to catch more cases, but there are still circumstances where I'm not getting the plain/text section of a mixed/alternative message. This may only be because I'm compiling with 4.2.1 and testing on 4.5. If anybody is using 4.2.1 or 4.3 and has mixed/alternative (i.e., HTML mail) I'm curious if you're getting the message body copied correctly.

Thx that's very much appreciated! DLing now...

Update : It's working perfectly i.e. copying text mails to Calender Notes when option is selected.

Noticed a couple of cosmetic discrepancies :
Jad file refers :

Alx file refers to v1.2.

"Options" > "OntoCalender v2.0"

apart from those really minor cosmetic issues; I am really happy with the "OntoCalender" app.

This release (2.1) adds a configuration item for the default duration of the calendar item. I use the default duration to pick a reasonable start time for the meeting. Still fighting the lack of HTML notes copied to the calendar problem, although I think I catch a few more cases. Comments appreciated.

Also fixes the version numbering and naming in the ALX and the JAD files. I think.

And, since I now have 10 posts, I think I can publish my OTA site. Please let me know if this works.

OntoCalendar

Very nice, thank you rknobbe!

Adds option for default reminder (in increments of 15 Minutes). OTA site (OntoCalendar) updated as well. I'll stop posting the zip files and only update the OTA site if that's OK.

Somebody please let me know if they've been able to download and install OTA.

The URL posted above. redirects to "http://diz.soundslikeobiwan.com/~roger/OntoCalendar/" which doesn't seem to work for me at least... :(

However, the following URL is ok : Index of /~roger/OntoCalendar


The jad file states :
MIDlet-Version: 1.0
which I believe should be :
MIDlet-Version: 2.2

Thanks for the update

Does anybody know how to make the JAD MIDlet-Version number track the version number associated with the project file? I can edit it manually, but it's likely to be forgotten since it's tracked in at least 2 other places already

Hmm. This note from the 4.5 JDE "Known Issues" document seems to be what I'm experiencing here:

When you invoke Message.getBodyText() on an HTML message that does not have an
attachment, the method does not retrieve the body text of the message. Instead, the
method returns null.
Impact: You cannot retrieve the body text of a message from an HTML message
without an attachment.
Workaround: None.

Trie to download from this OTA just now and got Version 1 which does not have any options. What am I doing wrong?

Not sure what might be going on, but I just refreshed the OTA site with the contents of the most recent ZIP file. Try again?

Tried that and stills says version 1.0. Also don't see any options. Where would I find them?

The version number in the JAD file was not current. I just fixed that, should say 2.2 now.

Options for OntoCalendar show up in the Options application:


The options available are these:


When installed, the context menu for an open email message will have an "Onto Calendar..." menu item added:

I believe the MIDlet version number you are seeing, va the OTA install, is a red-herring and you actually have version 2.2 installed.

Scroll thru the icons of the various applications you have installed and you will see "Options" (a "monkey wrench" icon on the BB Dimensions Theme - icon varies from theme to theme). Once, you click on "Options" you should see "OntoCalender v2.2" where the various options for the app can be set.

Hope that helps...

Update : I see "rknobbe" posted whilst I was typing...

The good news is I've got a new version (3.0) which fixes the html email problem (i.e., I think you can get any format email into the notes field in the new calendar entry.) The bad news is I think it works on 4.5 or better only. I can try to make it work with 4.2, or at least make 4.2 users have the current functionality and the 4.5 users have html mail support as well, or I can branch into two build versions (4.2 vs 4.5).

How many people are using OS version 4.5 out there? How many are still using 4.2 or 4.3?

Beta 3.0 OTA

That's gr8 news... DLing & installing now

(4.5 user here...)

Update : Installed v3.0 and soft rebooted. However, no "OntoCalender" entry within "Options" or "OntoCalender" option within E-mail Viewer. Can someone else also please confirm this?

Great. Thanks for the details. Found it and now understand.

Same here...loaded and no icon, no addition to email context menu, no item in Options.

Shows as loaded in Applications list, but nothing anywhere to run or use is available.

pearl, os 4.5

Deleted and re-loaded again, same result.

Went back and loaded 2.2 from the link Index of /~roger/OntoCalendar and that seems OK - installs, shows up in Options list and can set options, shows up in email context menu , etc. Doesn't always get the text.

Wirelessly posted

Sorry to hear that, this is a symptom of a java class missing when the app tries to autoload at boot time. It's probably the MimeBodyPart class missing. Let me try a few things to see if I can catch the class error and print a message. It is odd though that a 4.5 blackberry would not have this class. What model are you using, and what specific version? (Options > About)

Fwiw, I'm using 4.5.0.55

In my profile to the left of my posts...4.5.0.77 on my Pearl.

Same results with v3.0 as Redflea on Pearl 8110 with OS 4.5.0.55 - no icon, no addition to email context menu, no item in Options.

v2.2 works fine on my phone as well.

Thanks a lot for working on this...