Events.SourceWithType

Returns the first source matching the type.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Type	The type of source. Can be Birthdays, Local, MobileMe, Exchange, CalDAV or Subscribed.	"Local"
AsJSON	Pass 1 to return result as JSON.		Optional Added in version 13.4.

Result

Returns source identifier, empty or error.

Description

Examples

Query local source:

MBS( "Events.SourceWithType"; "Local" )

Find a source for a new calendar:

# We need a source to add the new calendar to. I prefer local, but newer macOS doesn't have it, so we use caldav for iCloud
Set Variable [ $source ; Value: MBS( "Events.SourceWithType"; "local" ) ]
If [ IsEmpty ( $source ) ]
    Set Variable [ $source ; Value: MBS( "Events.SourceWithType"; "caldav" ) ]
End If

Query as JSON:

MBS( "Events.SourceWithType"; "CalDAV"; 1 )

Example result:
{ "sourceTypeText" : "CalDAV", "title" : "Mac.com", "sourceIdentifier" : "68B72E23-6DC9-47EC-9C29-D844DB9F77BD", "isDelegate" : false, "sourceType" : 2 }

See also

• Events.SaveCalendar
• Events.Source.Type

Release notes

• Version 13.4
  • Added AsJSON parameters to Events.Calendars, Events.Source.Calendars, Events.Item.GetCalendar, Events.defaultCalendarForNewEvents, Events.defaultCalendarForNewReminders, Events.SourceWithType, Events.Sources and Events.DelegateSources functions to return result as JSON.

Example Databases

• Mac and iOS/Events/Events Create Event

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 13.4pr1

This function is free to use.

Created 24th March 2016, last changed 20th July 2023

Events.Source.Type - Events.Sources