Automatically import ICS file to outlook.com - calendar

Question

I have an *.ics file and want to import it to my calendar on outlook.com. How can I do this with a powershell script?
I need to either delete and recreate the calendar I import to, or clear the calendar before import.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Try
Step 1: Read the contents of the ics file
Step 2: Parse it
Step 3: Use Outlook Application Object in Powershell
Step 4: Get the Calendar folder
Step 5: use the properties of the calendar folder to add the parsed content in step 2
#Folder containing ICS files
$ICSpath="C:\Users\test\testasdasd"
$ICSlist = get-childitem $ICSPath
Foreach ($i in $ICSlist )
{
$file= $i. fullname
$data = #{}
$content = Get-Content $file -Encoding UTF8
$content |
foreach-Object {
if($_.Contains(':')){
$z=#{ $_.split( ':')[0] =( $_.split( ':')[1]).Trim()}
$data. Add( $z. Keys, $z. Values)
}
}
$outlook = new-object -com Outlook.Application
$calendar = $outlook.Session.GetDefaultFolder(9)
$appt = $calendar.Items.Add(1)
$Body=[regex]::match($content,'(?<=\DESCRIPTION:).+(?=\DTEND:)', "singleline").value .trim ()
$Body= $Body -replace "\r\n\s"
$Body = $Body.replace("\,",",").replace("\n"," ")
$Body= $Body -replace "\s\s"
$Start = ($data.getEnumerator() | ?{ $_.Name -eq "DTSTART"}).Value -replace "T"
$Start = [datetime]::ParseExact ($Start ,"yyyyMMddHHmmss" ,$null )
$End = ($data.getEnumerator() | ?{ $_.Name -eq "DTEND"}).Value -replace "T"
$End = [datetime]::ParseExact ($End ,"yyyyMMddHHmmss" ,$null )
$Subject = ($data.getEnumerator() | ?{ $_.Name -eq "SUMMARY"}).Value
$Location = ($data.getEnumerator() | ?{ $_.Name -eq "LOCATION"}).Value
$appt.Start = $Start
$appt.End = $End
$appt.Subject = $Subject
$appt.Categories = "Presentations" #Pick your own category!
$appt.BusyStatus = 0 # 0=Free
$appt.Location = $Location
$appt.Body = $Body
$appt.ReminderMinutesBeforeStart = 15 #Customize if you want
$appt.Save()
if ($appt.Saved)
{ write-host "Appointment saved."}
Else {write-host "Appointment NOT saved."}
}
Acknowledging "thescriptkeeper.wordpress.com" for the script