The developer of this program did a good job laying out the feature set of this calendar. It is highly configurable, customizable, and easy to install. I have really not found anything that can't be done with it. And I have looked at and tried a lot of calendars, both open-source and $$$$, to find the "right" one for this non-profit org. website.
Add-ons
Some add-ons are small utilities for converting data. Others are scripts that add increased functionality to Plans.
Each add-on has different instructions for installation and use.
All Add-ons:
+ Non-english LanguagesPut the language file into the same directory as plans.cgi. Edit your plans_config.pl and change the line below to the name of the new file:
$options{language_files}="us_english.pl";
Czech Please email the translator with corrections or requests.
Spanish Please email the translator with corrections or requests.
Danish Please email the translator with corrections or requests.
Dutch Please email the translator with corrections or requests.
French Please email the translator with corrections or requests.
German Please email the translator with corrections or requests.
Italian Please email the translators with corrections or requests.
Russian Please email the translators with corrections or requests.
+ plans_language_compare.cgi
Description:
This utility compares two Plans language files. It reports which variables
are different between the two. It's useful when comparing a translation
to the latest us_english.pl file to see what texts have appeared or disappeared.
Instructions:
- Place the script in your plans directory, and give it execute permissions.
- Put the latest version of us_english.pl in the directory, and point your browser at the script.
+ plans_time_adjust.pl
Description:
This utility shifts event times. It is handy if you add a bunch of events and then realize your calendar is in the wrong
timezone. This makes the events appear skewed.
It is a good idea to make a backup copy of your events.xml file before running this utility.
Instructions:
- Copy plans_time_adjust.pl into the same directory as plans.cgi and execute it.
- You will be prompted for which calendar to adjust, and how much time to shift.
+ plans_import.pl
Description:
This utility imports events from other applications to Plans. It has some issues (like not setting all-day events correctly, and
only being tested on Outlook 2000. It could use some attention from a kind-hearted perl coder.
Instructions:
You'll need a working installation of Plans (5.0 or above) and shell access to the spot where Plans is installed on your server.
Export event data from MS Outlook:
- File →"Import and Export" → "Export to a file" → "Comma Separated Values" (DOS or Windows)
- Move the resulting .csv file to the directory where Plans is installed.
- Type perl plans_import.pl [.csv file]
- Select the calendar you want the events to be attached to.
+ plans_archive.pl
Description:
This utility splits your events.xml file into multiple files, by date. It's useful if your events.xml file is getting huge, and you'd
like to trim the old stuff.
Instructions:
You'll need a working installation of plans 5.0 or better.
Copy plans_archive.pl into the same directory as plans.cgi and execute it.
It won't modify your original data. It will create two files: events_new.xml and events_old.xml. You can replace your current events.xml with events_new.xml
+ plans_dat2xml.pl
Description:
This utility converts .dat files (used by plans versions < 5.0) to .xml files (used by plans 5.0 and above).
Instructions:
You'll need a working installation of plans 5.0 or better.
Copy plans_dat2xml.pl and your .dat files into the same directory as
plans.cgi, and execute plans_dat2xml.pl.
+ plans_profile.cgi
Description:
This utility uses Perl's DProf module to display how much time and CPU resources are used by Plans.
Instructions:
You'll need a working installation of plans 5.0 or better.
Copy plans_profile.cgi into the same directory as
plans.cgi, and run plans_profile.cgi (from the command line or a web browser)
+ plans_sql2xml.pl
Description:
If your installation of This utility converts data from SQL tables to .xml files. (This is very rarely done).
Instructions:
You'll need a working installation of plans 5.0 or better.
Copy plans_sql2xml.pl into the same directory as
plans.cgi, and run plans_sql2xml.pl
+ plans_password.pl
Description:
This utility lets you regenerate passwords for plans. It was written to allow people to upgrade from 7.0 to 7.1
(when the encryption algorithm changed), but it can be used as a general-purpose password resetter.
Instructions:
You'll need a working installation of plans 7.1 or better.
Copy plans_password.pl into the same directory as
plans.cgi, and run it (from the command line). You'll be prompted for a new password for each calendar.