Outlook and iCal compatibility

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Dave - 21 Sep 2007 17:49 GMT

I am trying to create multiple events in an .ics (iCal) file for
distribution to multiple users running various versions of Outlook.
Users having Outlook 2003 can't import the file into Outlook and get an
error message.
The .ics file is fully compatible with the iCalendar specification.
Can anyone help me figure out what's wrong? The file imports successfully
into Outlook 2007.
Here's the file's text:

BEGIN:VCALENDAR
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:test
LOCATION:sample location
DESCRIPTION:sample description
CATEGORIES:Holiday
DTSTART:20070921
DTEND:20070922
CLASS:PUBLIC
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 22 Sep 2007 16:27 GMT

Outlook does not support multiple events in one iCal file. See this page
for how to include multiple events in a file usable in Outlook:
http://www.slipstick.com/calendar/holidays.htm#company

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| I am trying to create multiple events in an .ics (iCal) file for
| distribution to multiple users running various versions of Outlook.
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| END:VCALENDAR

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