How to fix EKErrorDomain Code=1 "No calendar has been set - ios

Question

I want to create a calendar entry to the iPhone calendar, I have tried the following code
EKEventStore *eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:eventStore];
event.title = self.selectedPost.postTitle;
event.notes = self.selectedPost.postContent;
event.startDate = self.selectedPost.startDate;
event.endDate = self.selectedPost.endDate;
EKCalendar *targetCalendar = nil;
targetCalendar = [eventStore defaultCalendarForNewEvents];
NSLog(#"%#",targetCalendar);
[event setCalendar:targetCalendar];
NSError *err;
[eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent error:&err];
UIAlertView *alert = nil;
NSLog(#"err %#",err);
if (err) {
alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Error" message:[err localizedDescription] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil];
}
else{
alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Success" message:#"Added to calender" delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil];
}
[alert show];
but result is
2013-01-15 22:31:34.682 Project[40863:907] defaultCalendarForNewEvents failed: Error Domain=EKCADErrorDomain Code=1013 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (EKCADErrorDomain error 1013.)"
2013-01-15 22:31:34.683 Project[40863:907] (null)
2013-01-15 22:31:34.690 Project[40863:907] err Error Domain=EKErrorDomain Code=1 "No calendar has been set." UserInfo=0x1d535ba0 {NSLocalizedDescription=No calendar has been set.}
I know this is because of
[eventStore defaultCalendarForNewEvents];
returns null.
I have tried
[eventStore calendarWithIdentifier:event.calendarItemIdentifier];
and some other code but same result how to fix this
Any idea

Answer 1

If this is on iOS 6.0 or later, you'll have to first request access to the user's calendars before EventKit will hand them to you by using the method -[EKEventStore requestAccessToEntityType:completion:]
Check out the example given in the Calendar and Reminders Programming Guide

Answer 2

For the sake of not-wasting-your-time just make sure, that you are using the bit masks in -[EKEventStore requestAccessToEntityType:completion:]
like this
EKEventStore *eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
[eventStore requestAccessToEntityType:EKEntityMaskEvent completion:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error) {
// ...
}];

Answer 3

I fixed it by making sure that the title wasn't the same as the one that i was creating, for example I have dance on several nights so for one night i would do Dance and the other one with a period at the beginning .Dance.

Answer 4

Add those lines
if(eventStore.defaultCalendarForNewEvents==nil)
*eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
Second line will execute only first time when you grant access
Your code should look like this below
EKEventStore *eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
EKEvent *event = [EKEvent eventWithEventStore:eventStore];
event.title = self.selectedPost.postTitle;
event.notes = self.selectedPost.postContent;
event.startDate = self.selectedPost.startDate;
event.endDate = self.selectedPost.endDate;
EKCalendar *targetCalendar = nil;
if(eventStore.defaultCalendarForNewEvents==nil)
*eventStore = [[EKEventStore alloc] init];
targetCalendar = [eventStore defaultCalendarForNewEvents];
NSLog(#"%#",targetCalendar);
[event setCalendar:targetCalendar];
NSError *err;
[eventStore saveEvent:event span:EKSpanThisEvent error:&err];
UIAlertView *alert = nil;
NSLog(#"err %#",err);
if (err) {
alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Error" message:[err localizedDescription] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil];
}
else{
alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Success" message:#"Added to calender" delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles: nil];
}
[alert show];
this works for me