Auto calendar invite

Squiz Matrix Support
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Hi
I have a custom form that the general public/end users fill out and submit

one of the fields is their email address

I want to set up an automatic procedure so that after filling in the form, the end user automatically receives an email which then asks them if they want to add the event to their calendar. I want them to be able to click a link within the content of the email that will automatically add the event to their calendar

A nice to have would be the ability to attach an ics file which I have already uploaded to matrix

In other words I need to mimick the type of email that is generated by outlook or google calendar when I invite a person to an event

I want to know what would go into the email that would create this functionality

One sulution I've tried involves a webcal link but this add extra steps and the user has to 'subscribe' which is ok not as intuitive as just 'accepting' a calendar invite

Thanks

Tim

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So you are wanting to attach a .ics file which is dynamically populated?

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So you are wanting to attach a .ics file which is dynamically populated?

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Hi Nic,

The ics file would be a static file as it's only 1 event

But that file would be there as a backup. Ideally the end user would click an "Accept" link in the body of the email that would then insert the event into their calendar

thanks

Tim

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Hi Nic,

The ics file would be a static file as it's only 1 event

But that file would be there as a backup. Ideally the end user would click an "Accept" link in the body of the email that would then insert the event into their calendar

thanks

Tim

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I can't think of any way to send a pre uploaded file. The only way that I have seen in Matrix to send attachments is for a file that is uploaded with a custom form. So, in your case, I am not sure there is a good solution.

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Just a thought to use the asset builder and have trigger send an email (email action can attach an asset)

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Just a thought to use the asset builder and have trigger send an email (email action can attach an asset)

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Robin, even though the trigger action mentions sending an asset, I am pretty sure this is talking about sending asset contents not attaching an asset to the email.