phpicalendar-devel

[PHPiCalendar-DEV] E-mail Reminder Script

[Ian T. <ian...@gm...>]

Hi everyone,

I'm pretty close to being done with a reminder script.  And would like 
peoples feedback.  I had to find a way to do it using the 1.1 parser and 
Mozilla Calendar that doesn't use standard alarm features.  Take a look. 
I haven't gotten to try it out since my FTP access to my server is down. 
If you see a correction, just e-mail me.

To use the scripts:
   To add a reminder:
     1. Enter in the URL field of your calendaring program the following
	realurl; e-mail address; units; length
         The real url is a regular url that you want to include
	E-mail address is the address you want to send the reminder to
	Units is the units of length, ex: DAY, MONTH, YEAR
	Length is how many of the units before do you want the reminder.
     2. Set up your Cron Tab to run the script at a nice interval, 
like 1 	day for me

Also if you have any questions jest e-mail me.

The three files are:
remind.php  		- The reminder script
function.str.split.php	- The str_split function if you don't have php5
sent.php		- The place where the sent reminders are stored

sent.php should have CHMOD 777 or write access by the server.

Thanks,
Ian

Re: [PHPiCalendar-DEV] E-mail Reminder Script

[Chad L. <ch...@ch...>]

I didn't see any files attached?

-C

On May 14, 2004, at 8:29 PM, Ian Turner wrote:

>
> 	Units is the units of length, ex: DAY, MONTH, YEAR
> 	Length is how many of the units before do you want the reminder.
>     2. Set up your Cron Tab to run the script at a nice interval, like 
> 1 	day for me
>
> Also if you have any questions jest e-mail me.
>
> The three files are:
> remind.php  		- The reminder script
> function.str.split.php	- The str_split function if you don't have php5
> sent.php		- The place where the sent reminders are stored
>
> sent.php should have CHMOD 777 or write access by the server.
>
> Thanks,

Re: [PHPiCalendar-DEV] E-mail Reminder Script

[Ian T. <ian...@gm...>]

For some reason my reply got spit back so here it is.

That is weird, because Thunderbird says there are attached files in the 
send message.

Here is the contents of the remind.php:

<?php
# make sure we have the str_split function
require('function.str.split.php');

# Get the sent reminders
include('sent.php');

# Set the place where the sent reminder places are stored, CHMOD to 0777 
for write access by everyone
$filename = 'sentreminders.txt';

# php iCalendar script includes and setup
$current_view = "month";
define('BASE', '../');
include(BASE.'functions/ical_parser.php');

# Just to make sure
unset($eventdate, $eventtype, $event, $place);

# Useless as for as i know, neat though
$tomorrow = date("Ymd", (mktime(0, 0, 0, date("m")  , date("d")+1, 
date("Y"))));

foreach ($master_array as $key => $eventdate) {
     # Add the new place key
     $place['date'] = $key;
     foreach ($eventdate as $key => $eventtype){
         # Add the new place key
         $place['type'] = $key;

         # Get the type of event, -1 means all day event
         if ($place['type'] == "-1") {
             $realeventtype = "All Day Event";
             $allday = TRUE;
         # everything else if normal
         } else {
             $allday = FALSE;
             $realeventtype = "Normal";
         }
         foreach ($eventtype as $key => $event) {
             # Add the new place key, we now know the extact place the 
event is in the array
             $place['uid'] = $key;

             # Check to see if a reminder has been sent
             for ($i = 0; $i < count($sent); $i++) {
                 # If everything is the same, they continue twice, one 
for this foreach, then another for the event
                 if ($sent[$i]['date'] == $place['date'] && 
$sent[$i]['type'] == $place['type'] && $sent[$i]['uid'] == $place['uid']) {
                     // 
******************************************************
                     continue 2; // This is what I'm not sure about, I 
want it to continue the next event type for loop
                     // 
******************************************************
                 }
             }
             unset($i);
             # Get the URL
             $url = $event[$place['uid']][url];
             # Explode the text array into variables
             if ($url != '') {
                 list($url, $email, $a_units, $a_length) = explode(";", 
$url);
             }
             # If there is no e-mail to send the message to, nothing 
will happen, continue with next event
             if ($email == '') { continue; }

             # Creating the Date for the event
             $tmp = $place['date'];
             $temp_date_array = str_split("$tmp", 4);
             $tmp = $temp_date_array[1];
             $tmp_date_array = str_split("$tmp", 2);

             # Get the date of the event, normal mode
             $e_date = array('year' => $temp_date_array[0], 'month' => 
$tmp_date_array[0], 'day' => $tmp_date_array[1]);
             if ($a_length != '' && $a_units != '' && $email != '') {
                 //create event date<br>
                 # When the event takes place, Unix Timestamp
                 $day_of_event = mktime(0, 0, 0, $e_date['month'], 
$e_date['day'], $e_date['year']);
                 # Calculate whem the reminder needs to be sent, Unix 
Timestamp
                 switch($a_units) {
                     case 'DAY':
                         $a_time = mktime(0, 0, 0, $e_date['month'], 
$e_date['day']-$a_length, $e_date['year']);
                         break;
                     case 'MONTH':
                         $a_time = mktime(0, 0, 0, 
$e_date['month']-$a_length, $e_date['day'], $e_date['year']);
                         break;
                     case 'HOUR':
                         # Right now I don't support Hour reminders, in 
future releases I may have support
                         break;
                     case 'YEAR':
                         $a_time = mktime(0, 0, 0, $e_date['month'], 
$e_date['day'], $e_date['year']-$a_length);
                         break;
                     default:
                         # If it isn't one of these, it doesn't need a 
reminder
                         $a_need = FALSE;
                 }

                 # Get the server time, you might want to calculate for 
time zone differences, not supported at the moment
                 $now = getdate();
                 # Compare if a reminder is needed
                 if ($now['year'] == date("Y", $a_time) && $now['mon'] 
== date("n", $a_time) && $now['mday'] == date("j", $a_time)) {
                     $a_need = TRUE;
                 }
             }
             # Create the E-mail and format if needed, specified by the 
$a_need vaiable
             if ($a_need == TRUE) {
                 # Format the date in long format using the , ex: 
January 1st
                 $d_f = date("F jS", mktime(0, 0, 0, $e_date['month'], 
$e_date['day'], $e_date['year']));
                 # Get the name of the event, and format it correctly
                 $e_name        = 
urldecode($event[$place['uid']][event_text]);
                 $e_name     = str_replace("\,", ",", $e_name);
                 # Add the descriptions (Notes) if there are any
                 if ($event[$place['uid']][description] != '') {
                     $description    = 
urldecode($event[$place['uid']][description]);
                     $display         = "Notes - ".str_replace("\,", 
",", $description)."\n";
                 }
                 # Add the location if there is one
                 if ($event[$place['uid']][location] != '') {
                     $location        = 
urldecode($event[$place['uid']][location]);
                     $display         .= "Location - ".str_replace("\,", 
",", $location)."\n";
                 }
                 # Add the URL field if there is one
                 if ($url != '') {
                     $display        .= "Extra Information - $url\n";
                 }
                 # Create the time iniatly
                 $when            = "When - $d_f (All day Event)";
                 # Recreate the time if it isn't an all day event
                 if ($allday == FALSE) {
                     $e_start     = date("g:i A", 
$event[$place['uid']][start_unixtime]);
                     $e_end         = date("g:i A", 
$event[$place['uid']][end_unixtime]);
                     $when = "When - $d_f from $e_start to $e_end";
                 }
                 # Create the message subject
                 $subject = 'Reminder: '.$e_name.' - '.$d_f;
                 # Create the message
                 $message = "Troop 3 Event 
Reminder:\n\n$event_name\n$when\n\n$display\n\nThis e-mail message was 
automaticly sent\nby the php iCalendar 1.1 Reminder";

                 # Mail the message to any email address with headers
                 mail($email, $subject, $message, "From: Troop 3 
Calendar Reminder <bs...@li...>\r\n" .
                 "Reply-To: bs...@li...\r\n" .
                 "X-Mailer: php iCalendar 1.1/Digital Solutions reminder 
mod/PHP" . phpversion());
                 //echo "E-mail Sent\n";

                 #Open file and write the place, so that we know not to 
send this reminder again
                 $fp = fopen($filename, "a+");
                 $num_reminders = count($sent);
                     $sentreminder = "<?php
# Reminder Number ".$num_reminders."
\$sent[$num_reminders]['date'] = ".$place['date']."
\$sent[$num_reminders]['type'] = ".$place['type']."
\$sent[$num_reminders]['uid'] = ".$place['uid']."
?>\n\n";
                     fwrite($fp, $sentreminder);
                 fclose($fp);
             }

             # Delete all the variables used during the process
             unset($url, $email, $a_units, $a_length, $tmp, 
$temp_date_array, $e_date, $tmp_date_array, $day_of_event, $a_time, 
$a_need, $now, $d_f, $e_name, $description, $display, $location, $when, 
$allday, $e_start, $e_end, $subject, $message, $fp, $num_reminders, 
$sentreminder);
         }     # close event
     }        # close type
}            # close date

?>

And here is the contents of function.str.split.php:

<?php
// Define str_split(), if one isn't using PHP5.
if (!function_exists('str_split')) {
    function str_split($str, $length = 1)
    {
        // Return false if parameter isn't string, length isn't numeric, 
or length is 0.
        if (!is_string($str)|| !is_numeric($length) || $length == 0) {
            return FALSE;
        }
        // Define array to be used to split.
        $strArr = array();
        // Loop through all characters and stick them in the array.
        for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($str); $i += $length) {
            if (strlen(substr($str, $i)) < $length) {
                $strArr[] = substr($str, $i);
            }
            else {
                $strArr[] = substr($str, $i, $length);
            }
        }
        // Return the array.
        return $strArr;
    }
}

?>

For the sent.php just make a new php file that is empty.

Ian

Chad Little wrote:
> I didn't see any files attached?
> 
> -C
> 
> On May 14, 2004, at 8:29 PM, Ian Turner wrote:
> 
>>
>>     Units is the units of length, ex: DAY, MONTH, YEAR
>>     Length is how many of the units before do you want the reminder.
>>     2. Set up your Cron Tab to run the script at a nice interval, like 
>> 1     day for me
>>
>> Also if you have any questions jest e-mail me.
>>
>> The three files are:
>> remind.php          - The reminder script
>> function.str.split.php    - The str_split function if you don't have php5
>> sent.php        - The place where the sent reminders are stored
>>
>> sent.php should have CHMOD 777 or write access by the server.
>>
>> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> 
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