Ical export file for Outlook produces garbled description

[Grant Rollo]

Hi

When we use the Ical export, when the file is opened in Outlook it shows the full content of the page as a block of html. Here is an example –

From: xxx xxxx[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 27 March 2015 11:38
To: xxx xxxx
Subject: Security Summit
When: xxx xxx 2015 00:00 to xx xxxx 2015 00:00 (UTC) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London.
Where: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, United Kingdom

[content_band style=”color: #fff;” bg_image=”http://xxxx.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2996.jpg” parallax=”true” border=”all” inner_container=”true”] [custom_headline style=”margin-top: 10; color: #fff; padding: 10px; color: white; background-color: #7e7c7f;” level=”h3” looks_like=”h2”]Security Summit”[/custom_headline] [custom_headline style=”margin-top: 6; color: #333; align: right; padding: 13px; color: white; background-color: #7e7c7f;” level=”h4” looks_like=”h5”]A one-day summit for professionals and leaders at xxxxxx [/custom_headline] [su_button url=”https://xxxxx.xxxxxxx.com/security-summit/register” style=”glass” background=”#7e7c7f” size=”5” radius=”5”]Register Me Now*[/su_button][/content_band] *Tickets prices are £195 for xxx Members and £295 for non-members. Prices are ex-VAT. Places are limited – register early to avoid disappointment Emerging Risks – in the era of the Internet of Things, SECURITY SOLUTIONS: “are they fit for purpose?” With more and more deployments of IoT there is a rapidly expanding surface for adversaries to attack. This provides a challenge for technology companies and system architects as typical applications are constrained by cost, computational performance, bandwidth, energy and network access. Add in the extended life expectancy of both devices and systems and the security challenge is ever-complex. [su_quote]Experts maintain that it is not a case of if, but when a security exploit will take place.[/su_quote] Whilst industry can leverage knowledge from the IT domain, IoT security must evolve. “Who is responsible for IoT security?” Technology providers will need to maintain trust with their customers and the public by promoting a security first approach – future systems will likely require the ability to recover in the field – they will need to show resilience. [su_quote]How can we ensure tomorrow’s IoT deployments are secure by default?[/su_quote] “Is there a leadership role the UK can play?” This summit brings together the technology players, technology consumers and influencers in a UK national discussion forum to explore the opportunity for the Internet of Things security. A guided tour of this historic site is also available for delegates. Speakers Include [visibility type=”visible-phone”][/visibility] Agenda 08:45 – 09:30 Registration IoT Security and the Opportunity IoT security – the Open Issues and the Opportunity for the UK (Speaker t.b.a) xxxxx xxxx, CTO xxxx – Policy, Leveraging Assets and the Role for Regulation IoT Security Attack Surfaces Exposed xxxx, xxxx – Identifying the Layers of Vulnerability Hacking into IoT Systems in the Real World xxxn xxxx, xxxxx Partners – Ethical Hacking xxxx xxxxx, Senior Lecturer, Computer Security, University of xxxxx- xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxhe Ugly Ixxx Security xxxxx Intertwined xxxxx, CTO xxx – Integratingxxxxx Applying Cryptography in the IoT Arena xxxxx, RHC, University of xxxx– Where and how to apply cryptography [icon_list] [icon_list_item type=”check”]National Policy[/icon_list_item] [icon_list_item type=”check”]Adversary and Hacker attacks[/icon_list_item] [icon_list_item type=”check”]End to end systems[/icon_list_item] [icon_list_item type=”check”]Key technologies such as authentication, cryptography, access technologies, software stacks and protocols, standards and secure execution environments.[/icon_list_item] [/icon_list] NMI is grateful to the event supporters Participation / Sponsorship If you are interested in participating in this event or sponsoring this event, please contact xxx xxxxx.

Is there any way to format the Ical file so it only puts the title, venue, date and URL link to the site listing?

Thanks

[Jami]

Hi Grant,

It’s good to hear from you. That certainly does look a bit garbled. What seems to be happening here is that the content of your event is made up of shortcodes ( the bits that start and end with markers that look like [su_button] ). The export should still include all of the other assigned data for your event as separate lines (Category, Location, Organizer, etc.).

The export is originating from /lib/tribe-ical.class.php but customization for that is a bit more advanced than what we’re able to accommodate here. You might be able to have a developer look into modifying the tribe_events_ical_export_text filter within that class.

Does that help at all? Let me know if you have any other questions about that.

Kind Regards,
Jami

[Grant Rollo]

Thanks

Luckily that file is pretty well signposted inside and I managed to accomplish this.

If anyone else want to do this, just comment out this line (235) as below :

// $item[] = ‘DESCRIPTION:’ . str_replace( ‘,’, ‘\,’, $description );

When you click on the link now you get just the name, date, time etc – no description.

Obviously if I update the plugin this would probably be written over – am I able to put this file into my child theme folder and, if so, do I just set the path to it as /the-events-calendar/lib/ ?

[Jami]

Hi Grant,

Glad you were able to navigate the ical class file. You’re correct that any direct customizations you’ve made to the plugin files will be overwritten the next time you update. The template files that you can place into your theme are only the ones that live in the /views/ folder so we’re out of luck there too.

Very sorry I couldn’t deliver better news about that.

Kind Regards,
Jami

[Brian]

I am going to close this topic as we typically close threads if there is no activity after two weeks. Feel free to create a new thread and reference this one to save you time.

Thanks

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