(I just submitted this to the Feeds issue queue but it is likely to be an iCal parsing problem...http://drupal.org/node/1785942 )

Hi Folks,

I have just upgraded my site from FeedAPI to Feeds. I am taking a Google Calendar (iCal file fetched via HTTP) and using it to create "Events" which are subsequently listed in a Drupal Calendar. Thankfully I don't need to do any data transfer in reverse (back to Google - but I'd be interested to know if anyone has done it).

The Nodes for each event are created, but seem to be created again and again. I am guessing this is every time the iCal file is parsed or fetched. The events themselves are not changed so there does not seem to be any reason to create new nodes.

I see that in the config there is a setting for "Update existing nodes:" Originally I left it at "Do not update existing nodes" meaning that I only wanted to see the original version of the node, but since getting this problem I have changed it to "Replace existing nodes". New nodes are still being created incorrectly.

Can you suggest what I have missed out? Any ideas for things to check or read?

here are my source fields and target fields in case that helps.

iCal Date Date: End
iCal Date Date: Start
Description Body
Title Title
Published date Published date

(ps iCal parser version 6.x-2.0-beta1 )
(Drupal 6.26)

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twistor CreditAttribution: twistor commented
Status: Active » Closed (duplicate)

Please only create one issue for a given problem at a time. Maintainers will know if they should move it to another project's issue queue.

Closing as dupe #1785942: Events recreated lots of times using Google Calendar Source.