Trigger a function when a checkbox is checked in AppsScript - google-apps-script

Question

function createSlide() {
try {
let spread = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
let sheet = spread.getSheetByName("Feuille 1");
let values = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
values.shift(); // remove header
let update = false;
values.forEach( row => {
// if checked row[4] is true or link is present
if( ( row[20] == true ) || ( row[21] == "" ) ) {
// open the template
//SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().toast("Génération du GSlides en cours...⌛");
let presentation = SlidesApp.openById("1kZ4zCaInca68peo4uKX0MEFLnWuyOdrFz9aRbb1fvIw");
let slides = presentation.getSlides();
// create a new presentation named for the employee
presentation = SlidesApp.create("Alvo - BR - " + row[0]);
// copy the template slides to the new presentation
slides.forEach( (slide,index) => {
presentation.insertSlide(index,slide);
}
);
let newSlides = presentation.getSlides();
newSlides[1].remove();
// there is only one slide
slides = presentation.getSlides()[0];
//slides.replaceAllText("{{Vendor}}",row[0]);
slides.replaceAllText("{{Description}}",row[15]);
//slides.replaceAllText("{{Order#}}",row[2]);
//slides.replaceAllText("{{Type}}",row[3]);
//slides.replaceAllText("{date of hire}",Utilities.formatDate(row[3],"PST","dd/MM/yyyy"));
// update the values
row[20] = false;
row[21] = presentation.getUrl();
update = true;
}
}
);
// update the spreadsheet
if( update ) {
values = values.map( row => row.slice(20,22) );
sheet.getRange(2,21,values.length,2).setValues(values);
}
}
catch(err) {
console.log(err);
}
}
function onEdit(e) {
// check if the edited cell is in column 5
if (e.range.getColumn() == 20) {
// check if the value of the edited cell is true
if (e.value == true) {
// call the createSlide function
createSlide();
}
}
}
Here is my Apps Script code.
The fact is that I would like that my createSlide() function, being executed when a checkbox is checked.
I also want the function to be executed only for the row where the checkbox is checked.
Tried further things, but actually, if I made any changes on the spreadsheet, a Google Slide is generated, and that's not what I want 😅

Answer 1

Try something like this:
function onEdit(e) {
const sh = e.range.getSheet();
if (sh.getName() == "Your sheet name" && e.range.columnStart == 20 && e.value == "TRUE") {
createSlide();
}
}
function createSlide(e) {
try {
let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
let sh = ss.getSheetByName("Feuille 1");
let values = sh.getRange(e.range.rowStart,1,1,sh.getLastColumn()).getValues();
let update = false;
values.forEach( row => {
if( ( row[20] == true ) || ( row[21] == "" ) ) {
let presentation = SlidesApp.openById("1kZ4zCaInca68peo4uKX0MEFLnWuyOdrFz9aRbb1fvIw");
let slides = presentation.getSlides();
presentation = SlidesApp.create("Alvo - BR - " + row[0]);
slides.forEach( (slide,index) => {
presentation.insertSlide(index,slide);
}
);
let newSlides = presentation.getSlides();
newSlides[1].remove();
slides = presentation.getSlides()[0];
slides.replaceAllText("{{Description}}",row[15]);
row[20] = false;
row[21] = presentation.getUrl();
update = true;
}
}
);
if( update ) {
values = values.map( row => row.slice(20,22) );
sh.getRange(2,21,values.length,2).setValues(values);
}
}
catch(err) {
console.log(err);
}
}