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Ical/ics file
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:53 pm
by aiden
I manage an activities website where people can reserve activities. After making a reservation, customers receive a confirmation email containing the appointment date and time, along with other relevant details. How can I add in ASP.NET an .ics file as a link in the email so that when a customer clicks on it, they are immediately redirected to their calendar to add the appointment?
Re: Ical/ics file
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:56 am
by MichaelG
Use the Email_Sending server event.
Re: Ical/ics file
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:12 pm
by aiden
I have the email functions in the row_inserted and moved the codes from there to Email_sending and then the mail function didn't work anymore in the email_sending I can't receive/send emails. Do you have a solution for this?
Re: Ical/ics file
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:19 am
by MichaelG
Show your codes.
You can also open your project with Visual Studio and add a break point there to debug your codes.
Re: Ical/ics file
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:28 pm
by aiden
Now emailing works in the email-sending server event and I have also been able to add the ical file, but when someone clicks on the file, they are redirected to their calendar and the appointment information is not displayed + the file is only displayed in Outlook, not in Gmail.
public virtual bool EmailSending(EmailBase email, dynamic? args) {
//Common - Email_Sending - Reserveren;
//Belangrijk om ook de Email Notifications aan te zetten in de settings bij Tables;
if (CurrentPageID() == "add") { // If Add page
email.Sender = "aiden2@gmail.com";
email.Recipient = ExecuteScalar("SELECT ReserverenEmailadres FROM Reserveren WHERE ReserverenId='" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "'").ToString();
email.Cc = "";
email.Bcc = "";
email.Subject = " bevestiging van je reservering";
email.Content = ""; // Voeg extra inhoud toe
email.Format = "html";
email.Charset = "utf-8";
// Haal de benodigde informatie uit de database
string reserverenNaam = ExecuteScalar("SELECT ReserverenNaam FROM Reserveren WHERE Reserveren.ReserverenId = '" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "'").ToString().ToLower(); // eerste letter naar hoofdletter converteren
reserverenNaam = char.ToUpper(reserverenNaam[0]) + reserverenNaam.Substring(1); // eerste letter hoofdletter maken
DateTime startTime = DateTime.Parse(ExecuteScalar("SELECT AgendaDatumTijdstipVanaf FROM Reserveren,Agenda WHERE ReserverenAgendaId=AgendaId AND Reserveren.ReserverenId = '" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "'").ToString());
string durationText = "60";
string activiteitNaam = ExecuteScalar("SELECT AgendaActiviteit FROM Reserveren, Agenda WHERE ReserverenAgendaId=AgendaId AND Reserveren.ReserverenId = '" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "'").ToString();
// Tijd omzetten naar uren:minuten formaat
string startTimeFormatted = startTime.ToString("HH:mm");
// Opstellen van de e-mailinhoud
string imgTag = "<a href='https://www.selexions.nl/' target='_blank'><img src='https://www.selexions.nl/uploadfiles/klank.jpg' alt='Selexions' style='width: 100%; display: block; margin: 0 auto;' /></a>";
string footer = "<div style='background-color: #fd7e14; color: white; padding: 10px;'>" +
"Telefoonnummer: <a href='tel:0464110136' style='color: white;'>046-4110136</a><br/>" +
"E-mail: <a href='mailto:klankschalen@selexions.nl' style='color: white;'>klankschalen@selexions.nl</a></div>";
string bodyContent = "<font size='2' face='Tahoma'><BR><body bgcolor='#E5E5E5'> Beste " + reserverenNaam + ",<BR><BR>" + "Je reservering hebben we in goede orde ontvangen.<BR><BR>" + "Activiteit: <b>" + activiteitNaam + "</b><BR><BR>" + "Datum: <b>" + startTime.ToShortDateString() + "</b><BR>" + "Tijd: <b>" + startTimeFormatted + " uur</b><BR>" + "Duur: <b>" + durationText + " <b>minuten</b></b><BR>" + "<BR>" + "We willen je vragen om 10 minuten voor aanvang aanwezig te zijn, zodat we in alle rust en op tijd kunnen beginnen met " + activiteitNaam.ToLower() + ".<BR><BR>" + "We verheugen ons op je komst!" + "<BR><BR>" + "Met vriendelijke groet," + "<BR><BR>" + "Selexions klankschalen<BR><BR>" + "</font>";
email.Content = imgTag + bodyContent + footer;
email.Format = "html";
email.Charset = "utf-8";
// Generate iCal content
DateTime endTime = startTime.AddHours(2); // Example end time
string location = "reserverenAdres, reserverenPostcode, reserverenWoonplaats"; // Update with actual location
string summary = "Your Event Summary"; // Update with event summary
string icsContent = $"BEGIN:VCALENDAR\n" +
$"VERSION:2.0\n" +
$"PRODID:-//ASPNETMaker//EN\n" +
$"BEGIN:VEVENT\n" +
$"DTSTAMP:{DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ")}\n" +
$"UID:{Guid.NewGuid()}\n" +
$"SUMMARY:{summary}\n" +
$"DESCRIPTION:Afspraak voor {reserverenNaam}\n" + // Update with actual description
$"LOCATION:{location}\n" +
$"DTSTART:{startTime.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ")}\n" +
$"DTEND:{endTime.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ")}\n" +
$"END:VEVENT\n" +
$"END:VCALENDAR";
// Save iCal content to a temporary file
string tempFilePath = @"\\selexions\Inetpub\selexions\klankschalentest\ical.ics";
File.WriteAllText(tempFilePath, icsContent); // Fixed the variable name to match the content
// Add iCal file as attachment
email.AddAttachment(tempFilePath);
// Send email
SendEmail(email.Sender, email.Recipient, email.Cc, email.Bcc, email.Subject, email.Content, email.Format, email.Charset);
// Clean up: delete temporary file
File.Delete(tempFilePath);
}
return true;
}
Re: Ical/ics file
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:36 am
by MichaelG
Try passing your content directly to the AddAttachment method:
email.AddAttachment(tempFilePath, icsContent);
Re: Ical/ics file
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:33 pm
by aiden
Succeeded, thank you very much! When someone makes a reservation, they receive double confirmation emails instead of one. Do you know why that happens? I actually want one confirmation email to go to the customer after making the reservation and one to me.
public virtual bool EmailSending(EmailBase email, dynamic? args) {
//Common - Email_Sending - Reserveren;
//Belangrijk om ook de Email Notifications aan te zetten in de settings bij Tables;
if (CurrentPageID() == "add") {
if (!Empty(ReserverenEmailadres.CurrentValue)) {
//1 email naar ons kantoor:
email.Recipient = "info@aiden.nl";
email.Cc = "";
email.Bcc = "";
//en dan 1 nieuwe mail naar de persoon die de reservering maakt verstuurd wordt:
email.Recipient = ExecuteScalar("SELECT ReserverenEmailadres FROM Reserveren WHERE ReserverenId='" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "'").ToString();
email.Cc = "";
email.Bcc = "";
// Haal de benodigde informatie uit de database
string reserverenNaam = ExecuteScalar("SELECT ReserverenNaam FROM Reserveren WHERE ReserverenId='" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "'").ToString().ToLower(); // eerste letter naar hoofdletter converteren
reserverenNaam = char.ToUpper(reserverenNaam[0]) + reserverenNaam.Substring(1); // eerste letter hoofdletter maken
DateTime startTime = DateTime.Parse(ExecuteScalar("SELECT AgendaDatumTijdstipVanaf FROM Reserveren,Agenda WHERE ReserverenAgendaId=AgendaId AND Reserveren.ReserverenId = '" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "'").ToString());
string durationText = "60";
string activiteitNaam = ExecuteScalar("SELECT AgendaActiviteit FROM Agenda WHERE AgendaId = (SELECT ReserverenAgendaId FROM Reserveren WHERE ReserverenId='" + ReserverenId.CurrentValue + "')").ToString();
// Tijd omzetten naar uren:minuten formaat
string startTimeFormatted = startTime.ToString("HH:mm");
// Genereer inhoud voor het ICS-bestand
string icsContent = "BEGIN:VCALENDAR\r\n" +
"VERSION:2.0\r\n" +
"PRODID:-//Selexions//NONSGML v1.0//EN\r\n" +
"BEGIN:VEVENT\r\n" +
"UID:" + Guid.NewGuid() + "@gmail.nl\r\n" +
"ORGANIZER:MAILTO:aiden@gmail.nl\r\n" +
"DTSTAMP:" + DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ") + "\r\n" +
"DTSTART:" + startTime.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ") + "\r\n" +
"SUMMARY:" + activiteitNaam + "\r\n" + // Hier voeg je de activiteitnaam toe
"DESCRIPTION:Klik op Accepteren om de afspraak in je agenda te plaatsen.\r\n" +
"LOCATION:Jansstaart 6, 4321 HK heerlen\r\n" +
"END:VEVENT\r\n" +
"END:VCALENDAR\r\n";
// Opstellen van de e-mailinhoud
string imgTag = "<a href='https://www.test.nl/' target='_blank'><img src='https://www.selexions.nl/uploadfiles/klank.jpg' alt='Selexions' style='width: 100%; display: block; margin: 0 auto;' /></a>";
string footer = "<div style='background-color: #fd7e14; color: white; padding: 10px;'>" +
"Adres: <a href='https://www.google.com/maps?q=Barbarastraat+26,+6164+HK+Geleen' target='_blank' style='color: white;'>Barbarastraat 26, 6164 HK Geleen</a><br/>" +
"Telefoonnummer: <a href='tel:0464110136' style='color: white;'>046-4110136</a><br/>" +
"E-mail: <a href='mailto:klankschalen@selexions.nl' style='color: white;'>klankschalen@selexions.nl</a></div>";
string bodyContent = "<font size='2' face='Tahoma'><BR><body bgcolor='#E5E5E5'> Beste " + reserverenNaam + ",<BR><BR>" + "Je reservering hebben we in goede orde ontvangen.<BR><BR>" + "Activiteit: <b>" + activiteitNaam + "</b><BR><BR>" + "Datum: <b>" + startTime.ToShortDateString() + "</b><BR>" + "Tijd: <b>" + startTimeFormatted + " uur</b><BR>" + "Duur: <b>" + durationText + " <b>minuten</b></b><BR>" + "<BR>" + "We willen je vragen om 10 minuten voor aanvang aanwezig te zijn, zodat we in alle rust en op tijd kunnen beginnen met de activiteit" + ".<BR><BR>" + "We verheugen ons op je komst!" + "<BR><BR>" + "Met vriendelijke groet," + "<BR><BR>" + "Selexions klankschalen & more<BR><BR>" + "P.S. Voor ons is het belangrijk dat deze activiteit een waardevolle ervaring voor je is. We waarderen het daarom enorm als je ons na afloop vertelt over hoe je de activiteit hebt ervaren!<BR><BR>" + "</font>";
email.Content = imgTag + bodyContent + footer;
// Genereer een unieke bestandsnaam voor het ICS-bestand
string icsFileName = "Toevoegen aan agenda.ics";
// Voeg het ICS-bestand toe aan de e-mail als bijlage
email.AddAttachment(icsFileName, icsContent);
// Verstuur de e-mail
SendEmail(email.Sender, email.Recipient, email.Cc, email.Bcc, email.Subject, email.Content, email.Format, email.Charset);
}
}
return true;
}
Re: Ical/ics file
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:23 am
by MichaelG
You can also open your project with Visual Studio and add a break point there to debug your codes.