Oracle Calendar support

I also am eagerly seeking a way to have calendar events sync'ed to and from my iPhone 3G and Oracle Calendar. I'm disappointed to hear this report that Apple is blocking the SyncML app from the App Store. I wonder if the issue is perceived competition with MobileMe, or something else. I don't have a choice about which enterprise calendar application my institution uses. I wonder if there are other enterprise calendar applications that are supported by apps on the App Store.

Jonathan

Try SyncJeMac ($40?) to sync the Oracle Calendar database with your mac. Then you can sync that either directly to the iPhone or via mobileme.

My iphone hasn't arrived yet so all the above is based on theory not practice! I would definitely backup iCal before trying it.

Regards - Michael

I just noticed there is a manual for SyncJe for iPhone

http://nexthaus.com/docs/UserManual.SyncJe.iPhone.htm

but no app. Presumably they have the same issue as the Synthesis crowd that they can't get at the Calendar data.

Michael

Edit: OK the app is there now

http://nexthaus.com/productsbiphone.html

Hi

I didn't have any dupe problems. I was told that at my place I can fix the date range by specifying in the options that the SyncML Server Foldername should be something like

./calendar/events?/dr(-30,120)

that gets everything 30 days before and 120 after.

I found it put a few things at the wrong time so I had to use the Force Slow Sync option a few times.

Michael

Ditto here. I just can't get Oracle to Outlook to iPhone to work consistantly or really, at all, following the trouble shooting guide for syncing to Outlook. A native product would be a tremendous improvement.

Looking for this as well.

The Oracle Calendar -> Oracle Connector for Outlook -> Outlook 200X -> iTunes -> iPhone route has never worked for me.

I've tried several versions of the OCFO with no success and some spectacular failures (duped meetings in Oracle Calendar for everyone invited to the original meeting, deleted meetings, lost contacts, etc, etc).

Does anyone have any updated information on the release of the updated SyncML app that will allow me to sync my business required Oracle calendar with the iphone 3g? I am exporting to a vcalendar file, then importing in iCal, then taking out duplicates, then syncing, but of course, this only works one way and is a real pain. I have missed several important meetings because I am so accustomed to being able to sync. I keep hearing rumors that any day the SyncMl application will be upgraded to sync Oracle calendars with the iphone calendar, but I have no idea about the reality of those rumors. I understand it is Apple that is delaying it. I am considering going back to my Treo. If the release will be soon, I'll stick with my iphone, but if it is going to be a long time, then it is back to the treo for me. If anyone has any information that will help me make that decision, I'd appreciate it. And, if anyone knows how users can influence Apple's decision, I'll sign up! Thanks.

I would keep an eye on

http://www.synthesis.ch/iphone.php?lang=e&lay=desk

and

http://nexthaus.com/productsbiphone.html

Note that the first app does not sync calendar items as the developers SDK currently doesn't allow that and the second does sync calendar items but requires you to `jailbreak' the iPhone. I have no rumours of whether Apple will or will not change things so that access to the calendar items is allowed.

People at my work are using the nexthaus.com SyncJe for Mac OS X to sync Oracle and iCal and then iCal syncs to iPhone in the standard ways. I haven't got an iPhone yet but am using SyncJe with iCal. It is OK but a bit buggy. Most problems go away if you create a new calendar in iCal to sync to but I have some unresolved daylight savings issue. Use with care and backup iCal regularly.

Regards - Michael