Quill (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} quill18) wrote,@ 2007-11-22 14:32:00 |
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When trying to write an application to read an ICalendar file exported by Microsoft Works, I discovered (after some debugging and hair-pulling) that Microsoft has a very interesting interpretation of the word "unique".
Notably, in these calendar files, each event is supposed to have a unique identifier (UID), so that an specific, individual event can be referenced.
In Microsoft Works' outputted ICalendar file, each event has the exact same "unique" identifier.
How kind of them.
Notably, in these calendar files, each event is supposed to have a unique identifier (UID), so that an specific, individual event can be referenced.
In Microsoft Works' outputted ICalendar file, each event has the exact same "unique" identifier.
How kind of them.
