parse .ics (iCalendar) file

need a way to parse the .ics file

[jpl80]

I have a .ics file that I need to parse and store into an array. I can get the file to read into a string but then I need to extract certain values out of the string and store them.

the file has this format

[b]BEGIN:VEVENT[/b]
UID
 :27f5cf52-52ec-11da-bbe8-c7bdfcd88f9d
[b]SUMMARY
 :build calendar
DESCRIPTION
 :PHP calendar project build[/b]
CATEGORIES
 :Business
[b]URL
 :build_cal.htm[/b]
STATUS
 :CONFIRMED
CLASS
 :PUBLIC
X-MOZILLA-ALARM-DEFAULT-LENGTH
 :0
X
 ;MEMBER=AlarmEmailAddress
 :[e-mail]
[b]DTSTART
 :20051111T145000[/b]
DTEND
 :20051111T155000
DTSTAMP
 :20051111T194818Z
LAST-MODIFIED
 :20051111T200753Z
[b]END:VEVENT[/b]

I need to store DTSTART, SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION, and URL.

Then I need to sort the array by dates (DTSTART).

I think the function sscanf might be appropriate, but I'm a little confused about how to use it.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[lobo235]

Regular Expressions are not my strength but I am sure you would be able to accomplish the task by using them.

[whoisgregg]

There's an open source PHP iCal [sourceforge.net] product out there already. I've not looked at it in a year or so, but I imagine it should suit your needs. :)