Loading... Forever [duplicate] - google-apps-script

I have a Google Apps Script custom function, very simple:
function sharesBurned(sharesToSell) {
return "tree"
}
Obviously, this works when I test it in Apps Script. In my sheet, when I call it in a cell, sharesBurned(2), for instance, it sometimes returns "Loading", and in the upper right hand corner of the cell, a red triangular sign appears that, when hovered over, reads: "Error - Loading data...".
I know there have been several threads on this, but they are pretty old, and I've tried all the suggestions already to no avail, namely:
Changing the function name
Refreshing the spreadsheet
Toggling Parameter Cell
Duplicating the spreadsheet
Clearing Browser cache / cookies
To be clear, the function loads in the cell seamlessly half the time and the other half is stuck like this. I highly doubt it's an issue with the script itself so this is likely some weird bug (caching? no clue) with Google Sheets.

This seems to be a issue on Google's server. There is already an active report about Google sheets custom functions stuck in loading. You may want to click the star icon on the top left of the issue report to indicate that you are also being affected by the issue.
Other related issues:
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets charts

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Today custom function stops working in all google spreadsheets, any idea why? [duplicate]

I have a Google Apps Script custom function, very simple:
function sharesBurned(sharesToSell) {
return "tree"
}
Obviously, this works when I test it in Apps Script. In my sheet, when I call it in a cell, sharesBurned(2), for instance, it sometimes returns "Loading", and in the upper right hand corner of the cell, a red triangular sign appears that, when hovered over, reads: "Error - Loading data...".
I know there have been several threads on this, but they are pretty old, and I've tried all the suggestions already to no avail, namely:
Changing the function name
Refreshing the spreadsheet
Toggling Parameter Cell
Duplicating the spreadsheet
Clearing Browser cache / cookies
To be clear, the function loads in the cell seamlessly half the time and the other half is stuck like this. I highly doubt it's an issue with the script itself so this is likely some weird bug (caching? no clue) with Google Sheets.
This seems to be a issue on Google's server. There is already an active report about Google sheets custom functions stuck in loading. You may want to click the star icon on the top left of the issue report to indicate that you are also being affected by the issue.
Other related issues:
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets charts

Google Sheets no longer calls custom functions [duplicate]

I have a Google Apps Script custom function, very simple:
function sharesBurned(sharesToSell) {
return "tree"
}
Obviously, this works when I test it in Apps Script. In my sheet, when I call it in a cell, sharesBurned(2), for instance, it sometimes returns "Loading", and in the upper right hand corner of the cell, a red triangular sign appears that, when hovered over, reads: "Error - Loading data...".
I know there have been several threads on this, but they are pretty old, and I've tried all the suggestions already to no avail, namely:
Changing the function name
Refreshing the spreadsheet
Toggling Parameter Cell
Duplicating the spreadsheet
Clearing Browser cache / cookies
To be clear, the function loads in the cell seamlessly half the time and the other half is stuck like this. I highly doubt it's an issue with the script itself so this is likely some weird bug (caching? no clue) with Google Sheets.
This seems to be a issue on Google's server. There is already an active report about Google sheets custom functions stuck in loading. You may want to click the star icon on the top left of the issue report to indicate that you are also being affected by the issue.
Other related issues:
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets charts

Google Apps Script custom function stopped working [duplicate]

I have a Google Apps Script custom function, very simple:
function sharesBurned(sharesToSell) {
return "tree"
}
Obviously, this works when I test it in Apps Script. In my sheet, when I call it in a cell, sharesBurned(2), for instance, it sometimes returns "Loading", and in the upper right hand corner of the cell, a red triangular sign appears that, when hovered over, reads: "Error - Loading data...".
I know there have been several threads on this, but they are pretty old, and I've tried all the suggestions already to no avail, namely:
Changing the function name
Refreshing the spreadsheet
Toggling Parameter Cell
Duplicating the spreadsheet
Clearing Browser cache / cookies
To be clear, the function loads in the cell seamlessly half the time and the other half is stuck like this. I highly doubt it's an issue with the script itself so this is likely some weird bug (caching? no clue) with Google Sheets.
This seems to be a issue on Google's server. There is already an active report about Google sheets custom functions stuck in loading. You may want to click the star icon on the top left of the issue report to indicate that you are also being affected by the issue.
Other related issues:
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets
Apps script taking too much time to read from Google sheets charts

Google Slides & Apps Script: Unlink all embedded sheet charts

I'm publishing Google Slides containing a lot of embedded charts coming from a Spreadsheet.
I would like to unlink the embedded charts (and thus avoid to get the update button when the data are updated in the spreadsheet).
If google proposes to update all elements at once through the "Linked objects" entry of the Tools menu, there is no option to unlink all in one shot. I would need to go on each chart and select unlink.
So I'm looking now the option of writing a Google Apps Script to do that without success.
I found a similar question on stackoverflow here:
Remove all hyperlinks of a Google Slide using GAS
But the removeLink function does not have any effect on my chart. I still see the chained icon on the top right corner.
Any idea ?
Unfortunately, it seems that in the current stage, there are no methods for directly removing the link to Spreadsheet from Speadsheet. But when the link to Spreadsheet from Speadsheet chart is removed, it is found that the object becomes an image. I thought that this might be used for achieving your goal. So, from this situation, as a workaround, I would like to propose the following sample script.
Sample script:
This sample script converts the Spreadsheet chart to an image on the 1st slide. By this flow, the link to Spreadsheet from Speadsheet chart is removed.
const slide = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSlides()[0];
const charts = slide.getSheetsCharts();
const chart = charts[0];
slide.insertImage(chart.asImage().getBlob(), chart.getLeft(), chart.getTop(), chart.getWidth(), chart.getHeight());
chart.remove();
The flow of this script is as follows.
Retrieve the Spreadsheet chart.
Retrieve the image blob from the chart.
Insert the image blob by copying the size and place of the Spreadsheet chart.
Remove the Spreadsheet chart.
Note:
This sample script copies the size and place. When you want to copy other values, please modify the script.
References:
asImage()
insertImage(blobSource, left, top, width, height)
remove()
Added:
About your additional question as follows.
I think this is a good workaround for charts (such as pie charts, column ... that can be converted as images). Nevertheless, I have some slides where I have some cells embedded. Running this code on this element is displaying an issue. Do you think this also feasible on embedded tables?
The chart is different from the table. So in this case, I think that your additional question is new question.
Your initial question is for removing the Spreadsheet link from the chart. My answer is for your this question. In this case, the table cannot be used. And, in the current stage, unfortunately, there are no methods for removing the link of Spreadsheet from the table. And also, when the Spreadsheet link is removed from the table, the object type is not changed from the table. By this, my workaround cannot be used. But Slides service and Slides API are growing now. So I think that such method might be added in the future update.
So, as the current method, how about reporting your new question to Google issue tracker? By this, the addition of such method might be considered.

How to call a script in Google Spreadsheet above a frozen row?

Above a frozen row I want to put an image that is linked to a script; e.g. click the image and a script runs.
I can insert an image and add a script to it, problem: can only be
done under frozen row.
I can insert an image using =image("imageurl";2), I can even put a
hyperlink to this =hyperlink("url"; image("imageurl";2)) and this
works nicely but I can't call a script.
Any ideas on how to solve this?
How do you add UI inside cells in a google spreadsheet using app script? ... shows how to insert a drawing and link it to a script. Unfortunately, as you've found, floating images are not allowed in frozen rows or columns, so that technique breaks down if you must freeze rows. A quick search on the interwebs will show that this has been a long-term complaint about Google Sheets. (For instance.)
There are options, none of them ideal:
Use a custom menu function instead. That means users need to hunt a bit to find the menu option to kick your script, but it does stay in view no matter where they are.
Use the hyperlink & image work-around you've described, but use a published script url as the target. That will allow you to run a google apps script, indirectly.
Use a sidebar. OK, this isn't actually supported in Sheets yet - visit Issue 3162 and star it for updates.