Generating iCal week numbers

8. November, 2009

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Unfortunately Apples iCal does not include a way to show week numbers. So if You need to add week numbers to iCal, there is an easy way to do this. There is a php script available that calculates week numbers and outputs a .ics file ready to import into iCal. If You don’t want to run the script, I have generated iCal week number for 2010 available for download here.

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Tagged as: ical, week, week number, week numbers, weeknumber, weeknumbers

{ 24 comments… read them below or add one }

Maria August 30, 2009 at 12:27

wow! this is great :D do you think you’ll make another one for 2010 when the time comes? i’d love to continue having the week numbers.

Hjalti á Lava August 30, 2009 at 15:25

Yes, I use it all the time, so I will update it. Hopefully Apple will include week numbers in a future iCal release.

thoand01 October 1, 2009 at 10:07

Does the week number show up in the iphone to if i do this in my ical in the computer?

Hjalti á Lava October 1, 2009 at 11:27

Yes it will show up as a separate calendar on the iPhone.

b October 21, 2009 at 20:45

perfect! -many thank yous for the ready made download… pls keep us posted when you do 2010 :-)

Hjalti á Lava November 8, 2009 at 21:22

I have made 2010 available for download here:

http://www.lavaconsult.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2010_week_numbers.ics.zip

KSB November 12, 2009 at 09:19

Thank your for the 2010 update :)

KSB November 12, 2009 at 09:22

You could also subscribe to this danish calendar for week updates automatically:

webcal://www.avalonia.dk/ical/Ugenumre.ics

cheers
KSB…

Eddie December 20, 2009 at 16:19

Also thanx for week# 2010, – so nice :)

Cristina January 14, 2010 at 15:44

Muchisimas Gracias
I have been looking this and you did a greate job. Thanks for sharing it!!!!

Peter January 15, 2010 at 10:54

Hi

I found last year a week numbers iCal that only put an “all day” Event only on the monday of the week (with the weeks number). This was much better than having all days of the calendar marked.

Can your calendar be modified for this?

Sincerely yours
Peter

Thomas January 18, 2010 at 09:21

Thanks a lot! Shame on Apple for not including week numbers straight away!

Pius January 24, 2010 at 05:55

Thank you very much for sharing. Easy to use and a perfect result.

Jacob March 14, 2010 at 22:24

Thanks. The only thing I can put a finger on is that the ical on iphone will show that you are busy all day every day. Can you fix that?

Hjalti á Lava March 18, 2010 at 13:07

We are all waiting for Apple to fix this permanently.

Marc April 2, 2010 at 13:26

Thanks!

Petter April 10, 2010 at 07:50

Hi there..

How do I remove the script?

Petter April 10, 2010 at 07:57

Aaaaaahh… My bad.
PLEASE make Apple correct this, and in a gentler way… MAybe by just making ONE notice every monday instead of the entire week.

David Ommanney April 12, 2010 at 22:09

Thanks, Hjalti !

Jens April 18, 2010 at 18:04

Thanks!

Gustavo Gallegos enríquez May 11, 2010 at 19:18

Thanks a lot …

Transfer to Apple May 13, 2010 at 19:27

thanks, great script. Please update this for 2011. I am already getting meeting request from European user talking about 3rd week 2011 …

Thanks

david June 29, 2010 at 08:07

hmmm

Australian financial year ends June 30

I have no idea how to execute a php script… i have been trying but nothing works

any auggestions?

Hjalti á Lava June 29, 2010 at 14:21

I found this little handy utility that does the same as the PHP script:

http://zeldaprod.perso.sfr.fr/numsemaine-eng.html

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