October 2007
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Rails: Parsing iCal calendar on a password-protected WebDAV server
It took me a little while, but I finally got this working. You’ll need the iCalendar plugin. require ‘icalendar’ def view_ical  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(‘/calendars/calendar.ics’) response = Net::HTTP.start(‘webdav.site.com’) {|http| request.basic_auth ‘username’, ‘password’ response = http.request(request) } calendar_text = response.body calendars = Icalendar.parse(calendar_text) calendar = calendars.first end Continue reading
About Me
Digital transformation, including agile and devops, across many industries, most recently in higher education. Designed and built the Emory faculty information system. Working in continuing education to improve and expand career-focused learning, esp. in workforce development. Expanding the role of innovation and entrepreneurship. Designed, built, and launched the Emory Center for Innovation.
Recent Posts
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- Many businesses are not yet prepared to fully reap the benefits of AI.
- Rose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results.
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