[GH-ISSUE #226] Can't parse calendar data: Invalid property #221

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opened 2026-02-25 20:31:11 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @a1466d44-d3dc-4c0b-90c7-315b088731d7 on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aluxnimm/outlookcaldavsynchronizer/issues/226

I have the issue that people tend to create Outlook calendar entries with CIFS Share Paths to (in our case MS Onenote) documents. (S:\one\random\share\path...)
The target macOS CalDAV Server is unwilling to accept that string in the DESCRIPTION Field

The error message reads:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<error xmlns='DAV:'>
  <valid-calendar-data xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav'/>
<error-description xmlns='http://twistedmatrix.com/xml_namespace/dav/'><![CDATA[Can't parse calendar data: Invalid property: 'TextValue: '\o' not allowed': DESCRIPTION:Terminserie [CUT]...[/CUT] Besprechungsprotokolle siehe S:\one\random\share\path\Protokolle.one
...

Maybe some kind of (optional) custom regex replace (eg. select Field name, enter sed style rules) would be nice?
Or automated escaping?
Or the possibility to just skip such entries?
Or some other/better idea?

Originally created by @a1466d44-d3dc-4c0b-90c7-315b088731d7 on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aluxnimm/outlookcaldavsynchronizer/issues/226 Hi I have the issue that people tend to create Outlook calendar entries with CIFS Share Paths to (in our case MS Onenote) documents. (S:\one\random\share\path\...) The target macOS CalDAV Server is unwilling to accept that string in the DESCRIPTION Field The error message reads: ``` <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <error xmlns='DAV:'> <valid-calendar-data xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav'/> <error-description xmlns='http://twistedmatrix.com/xml_namespace/dav/'><![CDATA[Can't parse calendar data: Invalid property: 'TextValue: '\o' not allowed': DESCRIPTION:Terminserie [CUT]...[/CUT] Besprechungsprotokolle siehe S:\one\random\share\path\Protokolle.one ... ``` Maybe some kind of (optional) custom regex replace (eg. select Field name, enter sed style rules) would be nice? Or automated escaping? Or the possibility to just skip such entries? Or some other/better idea?

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kerem commented

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@aluxnimm commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018):

This is a bug in our used library, which doesn't escape single backslashes properly. We will need a workaround and fix it of course.

@aluxnimm commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2018): This is a bug in our used library, which doesn't escape single backslashes properly. We will need a workaround and fix it of course.

kerem commented

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@aluxnimm commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2018):

Will be in next release, commit 527526a

@aluxnimm commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2018): Will be in next release, commit 527526a

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