How To Add a Hyperlink To a SharePoint Event Outlook Export

You may have noticed that in a SharePoint event list, you can export an event list item as an iCalendar file.  Although the link is generated script, you can create this link manually if you want to post it on another page or in an email for convenience.  The format of the URL is as follows:

http://[site name]/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?CS=109?Cmd=Display&CacheControl=1&List=[ListGUID]&ID=[EventID]&Using=Lists%2fEvents/event.ics

[site name] : This is the address of your Windows SharePoint Services site

[EventID] : This is the ID of the event, which you can get by looking in the URL when you are on the details page for that event.

[ListGUID] : This is the GUID of the list escaped. Yes, I know, this is tricky. The quickest way to get the GUID is to click on the "Modify Columns and Settings" link on the list's page, and the GUID is in the URL. Escaping it simply requires replacing the front bracket with %7b the closing bracket with %7d and the dashes with %2d.

example: %7bBC04E0B5%2dB290%2d4D5E%2dB95C%2d3F16087246EE%7d

event.ics : You can change the name of the resultant file, but I wouldn't recommend it. The operating system will know that it is an iCalendar file by the extension .ics, so don't change it.

5 Comments

  • I tried this but I always get the following message



    List does not exist



    The page you selected contains a list that does not exist. It may have been deleted by another user. Click "Home" at the top of the page to return to your Web site.



    (beln33@yahoo.com

  • It is probably an accurate error message. Make sure you have the correct GUID.

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  • Great stuff works well. It is now in my workflow.

  • If possible, how would you apply this idea to a form library with InfoPath forms?  Is it possible to export an Outlook event from this type of list as well?

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