Creating an AppleScript to create an Out of Office Event in macOS Calendar

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Hey folks,

I’ve been trying to learn AppleScript by making some projects that could automate my daily business. I’ve managed to make a few scripts to create tasks on Things and notes on Evernote tying them together.

However, I’m having trouble on figuring out how can I hook calendar events on those scripts and even perform some tasks inside Calendar. Heck, I can’t manage even to get info from a selected event!

I wonder if any of you would be so kind as to help me figure out how to make a script that would:

  1. Duplicate the selected event on Calendar
  2. Move it to a different calendar (let’s call it “Out Of Office”)
  3. Change the start and end dates to add/remove 30 minutes

That would automate one of the tasks (signaling to my colleagues on a shared calendar when I’m unavailable) while also teaching me some of the commands that would help me on other scripts.

Thanks!

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