The Sun JavaTM System Calendar Server 6.3 WCAP Developer's Guide gives detailed instructions on the use of the Web Calendar Access Protocol (WCAP). You can use the WCAP commands to access calendar services and data.
Topics covered in this preface include:
Documentation, Support, and TrainingDocumentation, Software, Support, and Training
Typographic ConventionsTypographic Conventions
Shell Prompts in Command ExamplesShell Prompts in Command Examples
This guide is for software engineers who want to write customized scripts for accessing Calendar Server data.
This book assumes that you have a general understanding of the following:
The Internet and the World Wide Web
Calendaring concepts
LDAP
RFC 2445, RFC 2446, RFC 2447
These RFC's describe in detail the format and definition for times, strings, parameters, and so forth used in WCAP commands.
The RFC’s can be found at the IETF web site:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2445.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2446.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2447.txt
A list of the chapters follows:
Chapter 1, Web Calendar Access Protocol Overview
This chapter gives an introduction to the WCAP protocol. WCAP is a command-based system for transmitting calendar data.
Chapter 2, Calendar Server WCAP Common Topics
This chapter covers topics of common interest that span multiple commands.
Chapter 3, Calendar Server WCAP Command Reference
This chapter details the individual commands.
This document has been reorganized for this release. All chapters not dealing with WCAP were removed. The removed material, covering CSAPI and the AuthSDK, had not been updated for several releases. If you have need to refer to the material in the deleted parts, see an older version of the guide, such as theSun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Developer's Guide.
The following Calendar Server documents are available online in PDF and HTML formats:
Sun Java Communications Suite 5 Event Notification Service Guide
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Schema Reference
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Delegated Administrator Guide
Sun Java System Communications Express 6.3 Administration Guide
Sun Java System Communications Express 6.3 Customization Guide
Sun Java Enterprise System Technical Note: Sun Java System Calendar Frequently Asked Questions
In addition, the graphical user interface, Communications Express, has online help.
Third-party URL's are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.
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The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |