Move event to a different calendar

This example moves an event from one calendar to another. Supply the source calendar ID, target calendar ID, and the event ID.

Use case: Reorganize events across calendars.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

UPDATE move_event  -- Moves the event to a new calendar
WITH (SourceCalendarId='MySourceCalendarId',  -- Original calendar ID
      TargetCalendarId='MyTargetCalendarId',  -- Destination calendar ID
      Id='MyEventId')                         -- Event ID to move

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_GOOGLE_CALENDAR_IN_GATEWAY], 'UPDATE move_event  -- Moves the event to a new calendar
WITH (SourceCalendarId=''MySourceCalendarId'',  -- Original calendar ID
      TargetCalendarId=''MyTargetCalendarId'',  -- Destination calendar ID
      Id=''MyEventId'')                         -- Event ID to move')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_GOOGLE_CALENDAR_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'UPDATE move_event  -- Moves the event to a new calendar
WITH (SourceCalendarId=''MySourceCalendarId'',  -- Original calendar ID
      TargetCalendarId=''MyTargetCalendarId'',  -- Destination calendar ID
      Id=''MyEventId'')                         -- Event ID to move'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_GOOGLE_CALENDAR_IN_GATEWAY]