# Need Gem name

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-gem-name/160235>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 13, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-gem-name/160235 "2009-02-13T10:14:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![shanmu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@shanmu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shanmu)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-gem-name/160235/1 "2009-02-13T10:14:12Z")

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Hi all,

can someone help me with gem name to extract in ical format.  
I ve tried vpim & ical. Is there any other gem available for this?

Thanks,  
Shanmu

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**Author:** ![shanmu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@shanmu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shanmu)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-gem-name/160235/2 "2009-02-13T18:33:32Z")

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On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:12 AM, Shanmu G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> can someone help me with gem name to extract in ical format.  
> I ve tried vpim & ical. Is there any other gem available for this?

Use “gem search --remote ical” to search for all gems that have “ical”  
in their names.

Jim

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**Author:** ![shanmu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@shanmu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shanmu)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-gem-name/160235/3 "2009-02-13T19:14:02Z")

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On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:12 AM, Shanmu G.  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> can someone help me with gem name to extract in ical format.  
> I ve tried vpim & ical. Is there any other gem available for this?

I assume that you mean icalendar rather than ical, that and vpim are the  
two  
main ones. I think I found one other but can’t recall where.

So exactly what are you finding lacking in vpim and icalendar? I’m  
curious  
because I’m working on a third alternative, but it’s not ready for  
public  
view yet. The biggest new features I’m working on are timezone  
components  
and enumeration of recurring components.

[http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/articles/2009/01/23/what-ive-been-up-to-of-late-a-new-ruby-icalendar-library](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/articles/2009/01/23/what-ive-been-up-to-of-late-a-new-ruby-icalendar-library)

Rick DeNatale

Blog: [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)  
Twitter: [http://twitter.com/RickDeNatale](http://twitter.com/RickDeNatale)