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	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 13.4 or newer. Pass 1 to return result as JSON.		Optional

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