I receive emails for events all the time and they have the following date format (example shown)
2009-09-19 19:30:00
Apple Mail used to recognise this as a date and time in the email so I could make a quick iCal addition. This seems to have ceased with the SL upgrade. It still detects more obvious dates and other data but I need it to detect this type as before.
Hello,
I have found that all data detection has stopped working, together. I have check on a upgraded machine from 10.5.8 to 10.6 and I have a second macbook pro that I did a clean install and it has the same problem. I get nothing on dates and contacts. I would love for a resolve as this is a small feature that I used daily. It is killing me not to have it.
I think they may have downgraded it's ability due to some false data detecting. Have you tried obtaining data from more obvious data text?
In my example it no longer detects 2009-09-07 but does detect September 7th, 2009
I found this info which can turn all the data detect on and off completely. Might be worth trying to turn yours on in case something happened during upgrade?
*"... All you need to do is start up Terminal and enter "defaults write com.apple.mail DisableDataDetectors YES". Hit Return. There is no step three.*
*Well actually I lied. You have to quit Mail and restart it again. But after that, you're data detector free and loving it (or at least I am). Typing or pasting the exact same string, but changing "YES" to "NO," reverses the setting so that they're back on if you decide to change your mind. ..."*
I then went in to another email where the date was included as part of the email text (the type of email that I need it to detect info for) and it will not show!
*Event Id: 121406*
*Event Name: 21st Great Okanagan Book Sale*
*Description: Thousand's of Adult & Children's Books DVDs, Videos, CDs, Cassettes, Records, Magazines, Puzzles & Games Premium and Talking Books*
*From Name: Kelowna Friends of the Library*
*From Email: fol4k@hotmail.com*
*Event Starts: 2009-10-17 09:00:00*
*Event Ends: 2009-10-17 15:00:00*
*Best Time: 2009-10-17 11:00:00*
*Location: Immaculate Conception Parish Hall*
*Address: 839 Sutherland Avenue*
*City: Kelowna*
*Province: British Columbia*
*Country: Canada*
*Postal Code:*
I am not sure why it finds the date in one and not another
I think you need to start a new topic, and provide more info about your installation, etc. Data Detection is alive and operating well in Snow Leopard and Mail 4.1, here. Has not been an issue at anytime.