text-to-calendar

Text to Calendar

A Google Apps Script for quickly creating Google calendar events from text messages

Several years ago this inspired me to revert back to a flip phone. Although still happy with my decision, I often still long to be able to add events to my Google calendar from my phone. Thus, the idea for Text to Calendar (TtC) was born.

TtC is a simple Google Apps Script that allows the user to quickly make Google Calendar events simply by texting his/her email. After installation is complete, one can create calendar events by texting one's email with a simple formula.

1. Type cal (case does not matter).
2. Include optional date and time arguments (see examples below).
3. Add optional alert arguments (see examples below).
4. Add a title.
5. Send your event to your gmail address and you should get a message confirming the event shortly.

Examples

Time Arguments:

• cal My Event - creates an all-day event tomorrow with the title "My Event"
• cal 3 My Event - creates an all-day event 3 days from now with the title "My Event"
• cal 8 15 My Event - creates an all-day event next August 15th with the title "My Event"
• cal 8 15 9 My Event - creates a 1 hour event beginning at 9am next August 15th with the title "My Event"
• cal 8 15 9 14 My Event - creates an event beginning at 9am and ending at 2pm next August 15th with the title "My Event"
• cal 8 15 9 15 14 My Event - creates an event beginning at 9:15am and ending at 2pm next August 15th with the title "My Event"
• cal 8 15 9 15 14 40 My Event - creates an event beginning at 9:15am and ending at 2:40pm next August 15th with the title "My Event"

Alert Arguments:

• cal 8 15 15m My Event - an alert for this event will be emailed fifteen minutes prior
• cal 8 15 3h My Event - an alert for this event will be emailed three hours prior
• cal 8 15 2d My Event - an alert for this event will be emailed two days prior
• cal 8 15 1w My Event - an alert for this event will be emailed one week prior
• cal 8 15 1w 2d My Event - alerts for this event will be emailed one week and two days prior

SETUP

1. change the string assignment of the EMAIL variable in Main.gs to your phone number email address.

Use the guide below to figure out the proper email for your number:

• AT&T: '+###########@txt.att.net'
• T-Mobile: '+###########@tmomail.net'
• Verizon: '+###########@vtext.com'
• Sprint: '+###########@messaging.sprintpcs.com'

2. Run the init() function and agree to the permissions