Creating and Configuring Your First Calendar

1. Load the calendar's configuration form administrative interface. To access the form as an "administrator":
   • ASP: call the file "calendar_config_form.asp" with a specific URL, which varies depending on where your files are located on your webserver. By default, the URL to access the config form as an "administrator" (not a "webmaster") should look similar to:
     http://www.yourdomain.com/scripts/calendar/calendar_config_form.asp?administrate
     
     
   • Perl: call the file "calendar_config_form.pl" with a specific URL, which varies depending on how you may have already configured your system. By default, the URL to access the config form as an "administrator" (not a "webmaster") should look similar to:
     http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar_config_form.pl?administrate
     
     
   • PHP: call the file "calendar_config_form.php" with a specific URL, which varies depending on how you may have already configured your system. By default, the URL to access the config form as an "administrator" (not a "webmaster") should look similar to:
     http://www.yourdomain.com/scripts/calendar/calendar_config_form.php?administrate
     
   
   This should bring up a login screen where the "administrator" can log in:
   
   
   
2. Log in using the default username of "administrator" and default password of "password".
   
   
3. Click the "Administrative Settings" button in the left column.
   
   
4. Supply the FULL SYSTEM PATH to the location where you would like the config files saved to each of the calendars.
   • ASP: the files "calendar_config.asp" and "calendar_master_text.txt" need to be located in this directory.
   • Perl: the files "calendar_config.pl" and "calendar_master_text.txt" need to be located in this directory.
   • PHP: the files "calendar_config.php" and "calendar_master_text.php" need to be located in this directory.
   
   This value SHOULD NOT be a URL! It should be the operating system path from the root node of your file system.
   
   
   
   
5. Click the "Update the Administrative Settings!" button.

1. Click the "Create New Calendar" button on the left.
   
   
2. Enter the full name of your new calendar.
   Example: "My First Calendar"
   
   
3. Enter the abbreviated name. NO SPACES! Use only alphanumeric characters!
   Example: "mfc"
   
   
4. Click the "Create My New Calendar" button.
   
   
   
   
5. Click the link indicated to configure your new calendar.
   
   
   
   
6. Click the "Update A Calendar" button
   
   
7. Click the "Edit Configuration" button next to "My New Calendar" on the screen's right-hand side.
   
   Most of the fields will be completed with default values, but there are some that need to be configured.
   
   
8. Click the "Webmaster Options" button.
   
   
9. Edit the value for "Webmaster Email"
   
   
10. Edit the values for the "Webmaster Login" and "Webmaster Password". These are the values your assigned "webmaster" can use to later log into this config form and edit this particular calendar. Your "webmaster" will also use this login and password to edit events on the calendar.
    
    
11. Click the "Save Calendar Configuration" button. You should see the following screen again:
    
    
    
12. Click the link indicated to configure your new calendar.
    
    
13. Click the "Data Options" button.
    
    
14. Edit the value for "Datafile Directory". This must be the FULL OPERATING SYSTEM PATH (NOT A URL!!!!!) to the directory where you would like the datafiles (calendar entries) saved for this calendar.
    
    
15. Click the "Save Calendar Configuration" button.