I have a GoogleSheet with basically two sheets, which are very similar in terms of data collected.
I need to calculate same values for both sheets, but source data is in different columns.
Therefore I created three files in AppsScript:
Common.gs - with common function definitions
sheet1.gs
sheet2.gs - both sheet1 and sheet2 have only definitions of proper ranges in particular columns and one function to run script, which essentially calls functions defined in Common.gs, like so in sheet1.gs:
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("sheet1")
var createdColumn = sheet.getRange("E2:E").getValues()
var ackColumn = sheet.getRange("G2:G").getValues()
var resColumn = sheet.getRange("I2:I").getValues()
var timeToAckColumn = sheet.getRange(2,14,ackColumn.length,1)
var timeToResColumn = sheet.getRange(2,15,resColumn.length,1)
var yearAndWeekRange = sheet.getRange(2,16,createdColumn.length,2)
function calculateMetricsSheet1() {
calculateTimeDiff(createdColumn, ackColumn, timeToAckColumn)
calculateTimeDiff(ackColumn, resColumn, timeToResColumn)
calculateWeek(createdColumn, yearAndWeekRange)
}
example function implementation (they are basically very similar with minor differences):
function calculateWeek(createdColumn, yearAndWeekRange) {
var arrData = []
for(var i=0;i<createdColumn.length;i++) {
if(createdColumn[i][0].toString()=="") {
arrData.push(["",""])
continue
}
var createdDate = new Date(createdColumn[i][0])
var year = createdDate.getFullYear()
var week = Utilities.formatDate(createdDate, "GMT+1", "w")
arrData.push([year, week])
}
yearAndWeekRange.setValues(arrData)
}
the sheet2.gs is basically different column definitions, the functions called within calculateMetricsSheet2() are the same.
So what is the problem?
The script works perfectly fine for sheet2.gs, but for sheet1.gs it does collect proper data, calculates proper data, but the data does not appear in proper columns after Range.setValues() call.
No exceptions or errors appear in the console.
Documentation does not provide any kind of information what could be the problem.
I have really ran out of ideas what could be the cause of the issue.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on?
edit: It may be useful to put emphasis on the fact that each script runs function calling 3 other functions -> all of them end with Range.setValues({values}). And for one sheet all of them work, and for the other - none.
That's the reason I assume there is something wrong with the sheet itself, maybe some permissions/protection? But I couldn't find anything :(
edit2: I modified my code to iterate through the sheet 10 rows at a time, because I thought maybe when I get a whole column, something bad happens with data and breaks setValues() function.
Unfortunately - even if my code iterated 1 row at a time, it still did not work on sheet1, but worked on sheet2. So not a data problem.
The code you show always puts values in yearAndWeekRange which is always in the 'sheet1' sheet. To put the data into another sheet, you need to change the target range appropriately.
The dimensions of the range must match the dimensions of the array you put there. Use this pattern:
yearAndWeekRange.offset(0, 0, arrData.length, arrData[0].length).setValues(arrData);
I found out what is the problem.
Two scripts were pretty identical, even with naming of variables - ie ackColumn, resColumn etc.
Those were stored as a global variables, so even if I was running script1.gs, it used global variables from script2.gs, effectively writing proper data to wrong sheet.
separating global variables names fixed the issue.
Perhaps a rookie mistake, but I missed the fact, that if I have a variable defined outside any function, it becomes global and could be overwritten from other file
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I made a Google Sheet to check every media that plays on a certain channel on TV using a lot of workaround formulas within the cells themselves. A part of this sheet is a column (G) that tells me whether or not the specific episode/media/whatever is currently playing, has played in the past or will be played later today/at a later date using a "NOW" function. Next to that column there is another (F) where the user is able to write a "V", and in the case the show is playing but the user hasn't checked it yet, it writes "Check Me" See Example.
I wanted to create a button that will automatically change that "Check Me" into a "V" but the problem is that "Check Me" is based on a simple formula written throughout column F (=IF(G5="Playing","Check Me","")), so when I tried to run a script I found here on StackOverflow:
function Test() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("F5:F700");
range.setValues(range.getValues().map(function(row) {
return [row[0].replace(/Check Me/, "V")];
}));
}
(Can't remember the exact thread I got it from and it's been two days since I found it with lots of similar searches in my history, so I apologize for not crediting)
together with its intended use, it also straight up deleted all the rest of the formulas from the column, probably due to the formula itself containing "Check Me" but I might be mistaken.
To be honest, before this week I barely ever worked with either Google Sheets, much less JavaScript or even coding in general, so I'm pretty much restrained to changing values and very minor modifications in scripts I find online.
The only idea I had as to how to solve it is to add an "if IsBlank" but regarding face value of the cell only rather than its contents, but I don't know how to do it or whether it is even possible in the first place. At the very least, google shows no results on the subject. Is there a way to add that function? or perhaps a different method altogether to make that button work? (it's a drawing I will assign a script to)
Because you're using a map function to update the range, you'll need to get the formulas using getFormulas() in addition to the display values using either getValues() or getDisplayValues(). Using only the display values, as you're currently doing, will cause you to lose the formulas when you update the sheet. Conversely, using only the formulas would cause you to lose all of the display values that don't have a formula, so you'll need both. Try this and see if does what you want:
function Test() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("F5:F700");
// Get all cell formulas and display values
var formulas = range.getFormulas();
var values = range.getValues();
range.setValues(formulas.map(function(row, index) {
var formula = row[0];
var value = values[index][0];
// Check only the display value
if (value == "Check Me") {
return ["V"];
} else {
// Return formula if it exists, else return value
return [formula || value];
}
}));
}
Whenever I try to pull data from 2 of 3 sheets from using the 'google.script.run' function call from Javascript, I keep getting an error saying the array I am returning is Null, but when I just change the exact same function call to work on another sheet, it returns the data perfectly
I have tried deleting the sheets and giving it the same names, I have tried using 'openWithURL' instead of 'getActive' to access the spreadsheet, I have tried rewriting the code, I have tried the same code in a different project, and checking the documentation to make sure I am not missing any detail. I have tried changing the references to the sheets, some work and some dont.
var SS = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var DB_BOOKINGS = SS.getSheetByName("BookingDatabase");
var DB_VEHICLES = SS.getSheetByName("VehicleDatabase");
var DB_REQUESTS = SS.getSheetByName("RequestDatabase");
function getRequestData(){
return DB_REQUESTS.getDataRange().getValues();
}
<script>
function getRequestData(callingFunction) {
google.script.run
.withSuccessHandler(callingFunction)
.withFailureHandler(CustomAlert)
.getRequestData();
}
</script>
I want to retrieve the sheet data but keep getting a null value
Since this is an issue with formatting as you said, try using getDisplayValues() rather than getValues(), this will pull the data as you see it in the sheet (as a string), rather than the unformatted data itself.
Reference:
getDisplayValues
I was having a similar problem. This was exactly the solution I needed. For my situation, I was able to use getValues() successfully on the initial page load, but when I tried to run it again as a sort of 'refresh' to update the values without reloading the entire page, it would return null.
My data did indeed contain dates, so after changing it to getDisplayValues(), it worked perfectly.
I have a sheet that has some dates on it, like "25/02/2016", listed down a column. On the cells to the right of each date, there are some numeric values.
I need to copy these numeric values to a specific range on a different sheet. Ideally, it would work like a one-way sync, where I would write values on sheet1 and sheet2 would automatically be updated.
I've been looking through the Google Apps Script documentation, but I have no idea where to start. I do have some pseudo-code, just don't how to use it here.
function getDates() {
for (count = 0; count < sheet1.length; count++) {
if (hasDate) {
return(cell);
}
}
}
var numericValuesRows = sheet1.getDates().getRow();
var numericValuesRange = numericValuesRows.selectColumns(C-F);
Just making up method names and syntax. This bit is supposed to find out which rows have dates in them, and then select columns C to F in those rows. The next one is supposed to select the destination as all the cells from row3:columnC to row10:columnF, and copy the previously selected values to there.
var outputRange = sheet2.cellRange(C3-F10);
numericValuesRange.copyTo(outputRange);
I realise it's really crappy pseudo-code, but I'm hoping it at least helps in some way get across what I want to do. What would be the best way to do this?
Use the onEdit() trigger which will trigger when you edit a sheet. You can check the source of the edit to make sure its an edit to the cells you want in a particular sheet. Once that's done, its a matter of using getValue(), setValue() and getSheetByName(). Start here: simple triggers
In a spreadsheet I can enter =SIN(45)+123 in a cell, and it will be evaluated.
How can I evaluate spreadsheet functions within a custom function, something like an "eval"
function that would work like this :
function myFunc() {
return Sheet.eval("=SIN(45)+123")
}
is it possible ?
Note that I don't care about the SIN function in particular, what I want is to have access to the complete arsenal of spreadsheet functions (PMT, QUERY, NPER, etc..)
Spreadsheet functions from Apps-Script
Not possible - This has been asked many times. Suggest you check the google-apps-script issue list to see if anything has changed. But last I checked, there is no way to do it, and they have no plan to add it. https://code.google.com/p/google-apps-script-issues/issues/list
Ethercalc - java script spreadsheet formulas
If you need to, you can always copy the code from "ethercalc" as it has a java script versions of the spreadsheet formulas.
https://github.com/audreyt/ethercalc
I know this is an old question, but it might help someone.
just assign the formula to a range, then grab the value.
//asign a formula to the range
var range = sheet.getRange("A1").setFormula("=SUM(D1:D100)");
//get the result
var result = range.getValue();
//clean up
range.setFormula("");
I got this working. Using set value will do the trick. Thus something like this:
function MyFun1(){
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet().getRange('A1').setValue(Myfun2())
}
function MyFun2(){
return "=SIN(45)+123"
}
Hope this helps!
I think you need to divide this issue up into two different concerns.
Do you want to grab data that is already on the spreadsheet, perform a calculation, and then print a result, or do you want to use the sin() function on calculations in code unrelated to the data in the spreadsheet?
If you are trying to do the latter, you should be able to reference spreadsheet functions by using Math.sin() in your Google Apps Script. For more information on using the sin() function in JavaScript, check this post out: http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_sin.asp
If you are trying to do the former, then what you should do is use a readRows() function (more information available here: http://gassnippets.blogspot.com/2012/11/create-your-first-google-apps-script.html) to load your spreadsheet data into a variable (or variables) in memory, perform your calculations, and print the final result out to the spreadsheet using a similar function.
Let me know if this helps.
I came across this question in an attempt to find a way to evaluate part of a function like it is possible in Excel.
Here is my dirty workaround - instead of outputting the result in an msgbox, you could simply store the value or displayvalue of the activecell in a variable and use it to your liking.
Notice however, that the function will temporarily overwrite whatever you have in your currently selected cell and it will need to recalculate the sheet before the result is available. Hence it's not a viable solution if you need to evaluate multiple cell values.
function evalPart() {
var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
myPart = Browser.inputBox("Enter formula part:", ui.ButtonSet.OK_CANCEL);
if (myPart != "cancel") {
myActiveCell = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveCell();
myBackup = myActiveCell.getFormula();
myActiveCell.setFormula(myPart);
Browser.msgBox("Result of \\n \\n" + myPart + " \\n \\n " + myActiveCell.getDisplayValue());
myActiveCell.setFormula(myBackup);
}
}
I don't know if it's possible with high-level functions. However, it's possible with some common and easy-to-understand functions like (sum, subtract etc).
Following is the code I used to set values after the calculation is done in scripting itself.
function MyFun1() {
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet().getRange('A1').setValue(MyFun2());
}
function MyFun2() {
var one = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Dashboard");
var two = one.getRange('A2').getValue();
var three = one.getRange('A3').getValue(); return two*three;
}
Don't forget to add a trigger "onEdit" on Myfun1() to automatically update the return value.
I am programming a help desk system using google script, forms and spreadsheet.
To filter the queries the submissions are placed into different sheets depending on category, this is done through the FILTER function. however every time a new submission is made the filter function does not update, (it uses the CONTINUE function to cover the other cells)
instead the cell with the FILTER function must be selected and crtl+shift+E must be entered
is there a way around this?
I have tried two methods
the first was looking to have a function to enter the shortcut, but is this possible?
the second is auto entering the continue function everytime a new submission is made, I have this working however google sheets does not recognise the named range, (the continue function has the set up CONTINUE(original cell, rows away, columns away) its the original cell that it does not identify, instead I must manually select the cell and re-write the exact same cell reference.
Thank you for your help, if you need to see my code please ask :)
This is the code for the second option where I try to enter the function manually to the cells.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var numEntry = ss.getSheetByName('Home').getRange("B8").getValue() + 2;
var cat = ss.getSheetByName('Software problem').getRange(numEntry, 4, 1, 9);
cat.getCell(1, 1).setValue('=CONTINUE(D2, '+(numEntry-1)+', 1)');
Your option 1: Have a script enter keystrokes automatically? Not supported in apps-script.
Your Option 2: It shouldn't be necessary to programmatically insert CONTINUE, as the required CONTINUEs for your FILTER should be automatic, when rows in your filter range match the expressed criteria. Something else is wrong, so don't get caught up with this red herring.
You mention "google sheets does not recognise the named range" - I'd like to know what you mean by that, because I suspect this is where your solution will be. You can use named ranges within FILTER statements. You can also use open-ended ranges, like FormInput!A1:X or FormInput!E1:E.
If you're trying to manipulate named ranges using scripts, then you may have run into a known issue, "removeNamedRange() only removes named ranges that were created via Apps Script". (To get around that, manually delete the named range, then create it only from script.)
Here's a function I use to create a named range for all data on a sheet. You could adapt this to your situation. (I use this with QUERY functions instead of FILTER, you might want to consider that as an alternative.)
function setNamedRangeFromSheet(sheetName) {
// Cannot remove a named range that was added via UI - http://code.google.com/p/google-apps-script-issues/issues/detail?id=1041
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
try { ss.removeNamedRange(sheetName) } catch (error) {};
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName(sheetName);
var range = sheet.getDataRange();
ss.setNamedRange(sheetName,range);
}
Using FILTER, you need to match the length of your sourceArray (which can be a named range) and any criteria arrays you use. To programmatically create a named range for a single-column criteria within your sourceArray, and of the same length, use getNumRows() on the sourceArray range.
Now, within your submission handling function, triggered on form submit, you'd have something like this. (I assume your trouble reports are coming into a single sheet, "FormInput" - adjust as necessary.)
...
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
try { ss.removeNamedRange("FormInput") } catch (error) {};
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName("FormInput");
var inputRange = sheet.getDataRange();
ss.setNamedRange("FormInput",inputRange);
try { ss.removeNamedRange("Criteria") } catch (error) {};
var criteriaCol = 4; // Another guess, that Column E contains our criteria
var criteriaRange = sheet.getRange(0,criteriaCol,inputRange.getNumRows(),1);
ss.setNamedRange("Criteria",criteriaRange);
...
And with that in place, the content of A1 on your "Software problem" sheet just needs to contain the following. (Assuming that you're looking for "Bug"s.):
=FILTER(FormInput,Criteria="Bug")
I mentioned open-ended ranges earlier. If you aren't doing enough manipulation of data to justify named ranges, you could set up your filter like this, and not have to change it as new input came in:
=FILTER(FormInput!A1:X,FormInput!E1:E="Bug")