How to set an event in NSCalender? - iphone

Question

I'm trying to add event with my calendar date like following:
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
self.navigationItem.title = #"Calendar";
EKEventStore *eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc]init];
EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:eventStore];
event.title = #"Training";
event.startDate = [[NSDate alloc]init];
event.endDate = [[NSDate alloc]initWithTimeInterval:600 sinceDate:event.startDate];
//set the default calendar type
calendar = [[NSCalendar alloc] initWithCalendarIdentifier:NSGregorianCalendar];
// set today
today = [[NSDate alloc] initWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:1];
//set the current day to show the calendar
NSDateComponents *components = [calendar components:units fromDate:[NSDate date]];
[components setDay:1];
self.currentDate = [calendar dateFromComponents:components];
[event setCalendar:[eventStore defaultCalendarForNewEvents]];
//[event setCalendar:<#(EKCalendar *)#>]
NSError *err;
[eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent error:&err];
[self fillCalendar];
}
But not able to add a Training event in it.I think, I need to replace "defaultCalenderForNewEvents" with my my [self fillCalender].But, this is not working.Could you please suggest ? Thanks.

Answer 1

In my code which creates events I do the folliwing:
NSDate * startDate = [self.complexDatePicker date];
EKEventStore *store = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
EKEvent * event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:store];
EKCalendar * defCalendar = [store defaultCalendarForNewEvents];
[event setCalendar:defCalendar];
event.startDate = startDate;
event.endDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeInterval:3600 sinceDate:[NSDate date]];
event.title = #"SeeksPack Exercises";
//Temporary hardcoded day values, user will be able to select exact days
EKRecurrenceDayOfWeek * day2 = [[EKRecurrenceDayOfWeek alloc] initWithDayOfTheWeek:3 weekNumber:0];
EKRecurrenceDayOfWeek * day4 = [[EKRecurrenceDayOfWeek alloc] initWithDayOfTheWeek:5 weekNumber:0];
EKRecurrenceDayOfWeek * day6 = [[EKRecurrenceDayOfWeek alloc] initWithDayOfTheWeek:7 weekNumber:0];
EKRecurrenceRule * rule = [[EKRecurrenceRule alloc] initRecurrenceWithFrequency:EKRecurrenceFrequencyDaily interval:1 daysOfTheWeek:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:day2, day4, day6, nil] daysOfTheMonth:nil monthsOfTheYear:nil weeksOfTheYear:nil daysOfTheYear:nil setPositions:nil end:[EKRecurrenceEnd recurrenceEndWithOccurrenceCount:25]];
event.recurrenceRules = [NSArray arrayWithObject:rule];
NSError * er;
[store saveEvent:event span:EKSpanFutureEvents commit:YES error:&er];
//The identifier should actually be stored in app bundle in order to get and modify already created events
NSString * identif = event.eventIdentifier;
Take a look at the method which actually saves the event it is:
- (BOOL)saveEvent:(EKEvent *)event span:(EKSpan)span commit:(BOOL)commit error:(NSError **)error
And as apple doc says:
Save and delete events from the event store with the saveEvent:span:commit:error: and removeEvent:span:commit:error: methods.
So try to change the method of saving may be this help you

Answer 2

Hope the below code may help you
EKEventStore *eventStore = [[[EKEventStore alloc] init] autorelease];
EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:eventStore];
EKReminder *reminder = [EKReminder reminderWithEventStore:eventStore];
event.title = #"Test Event";
reminder.title = #"Test reminder";
NSDate *cDate = [NSDate date];
NSLog(#"current date %#", cDate);
/*NSDateComponents *startDateComponents = [[[NSDateComponents alloc] init] autorelease];
[startDateComponents setDay:12];
[startDateComponents setMonth:12];
[startDateComponents setYear:2012];
[startDateComponents setHour:12];
[startDateComponents setMinute:18];
NSDateComponents *endDateComponents = [[[NSDateComponents alloc] init] autorelease];
[endDateComponents setDay:12];
[endDateComponents setMonth:12];
[endDateComponents setYear:2012];
[endDateComponents setHour:12];
[endDateComponents setMinute:18];
[endDateComponents setSecond:20];*/
//event.startDate = cDate;
//event.endDate = [cDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:15.0];
event.startDate = [cDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:((5*60*60) + (30 * 60) + 15)];
event.endDate = [cDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:((5*60*60) + (30 * 60) + 30)];
//event.startDate = [[NSCalendar currentCalendar] dateFromComponents:startDateComponents];
//event.endDate = [[NSCalendar currentCalendar] dateFromComponents:endDateComponents];
reminder.completionDate = [cDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:((5*60*60) + (30 * 60) + 10)];
NSLog(#"startdate %#", event.startDate);
NSLog(#"enddate %#", event.endDate);
[event setCalendar:[eventStore defaultCalendarForNewEvents]];
//[reminder setCalendar:[eventStore defaultCalendarForNewReminders]];
NSError *error = nil;
[eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent commit:YES error:&error];
//[eventStore saveReminder:reminder commit:YES error:&error];

Answer 3

start date not assigned...
EKEventStore *eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:eventStore];
event.title = #"My Event Name";
event.startDate =[NSDate date];
event.endDate = [[NSDate alloc] initWithTimeInterval:60 sinceDate:event.startDate];
[event setCalendar:[eventStore defaultCalendarForNewEvents]];
NSError *err;
[eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent error:&err];