I want to have a sheet which automatically sorts the most recently edited row to the top, in order to surface freshly edited results and not let them be buried by outdated entries.
Here's the solution I came up with for a Google Apps Script:
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
var dateColumn = 2; // What column should date be written to
var headerRows = 2;
var tableRange = "A3:M101"; // What data to sort.
var sheetName = 'Sheet name' // Name of the sheet to sort
if( sheet.getName() == sheetName ) { // Checks that we're on the correct sheet
var editedCell = sheet.getActiveCell();
var offset = dateColumn - editedCell.getColumn() // Finds the offset needed to move from edited cell to date column
if( editedCell.getColumn() != dateColumn && editedCell.getRow() > headerRows) { // Don't overwrite manually set dates or the header row(s)
var dateCell = editedCell.offset(0, offset); // Go to relevant date cell
var now = new Date();
now = Utilities.formatDate(now, "GMT", "yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss"); // Format datetime
dateCell.setValue(now);
}
var range = sheet.getRange(tableRange);
range.sort( { column : dateColumn, ascending: false } ); // Sort range by date column, newest on top
// range.setWrapStrategy(SpreadsheetApp.WrapStrategy.WRAP); // Sets text wrapping to wrap if uncommented
}
}
Plus adding an event trigger on form submission.
This could work with an on form submit but not like you think
function onFormSubmit(e) {
const sh = e.range.getSheet();
if (sh.getName() == 'Sheet name' && e.range.columnStart != 2 && e.range.rowStart > 3) {
e.range.offset(0, 2 - e.range.columnStart).setValue(Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), "GMT", "yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss"));
sh.getRange(3, 1, sh.getLastRow() - 2, 13).sort({ column: 2, ascending: false });
}
}
columStart will always be one so that will work
row start will work after you get past row 3
and the sheet will always have to be the linked sheet name and resorting the linked sheet seems kind of weird to me it's already sorted by time stamp
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Help please complete the code. The idea is that the date is automatically filled in the cell when the amount reaches zero. But the problem is that when the amount is calculated by the formula and reaches zero, the date does not appear, and if I manually put zero in this cell, everything works.
My code
// The column to check if something is entered.
const COLUMNTOCHECK = 20;
// Where the date timestamp offset from the input location. [row, column]
const DATETIMELOCATION = [0,-16];
// Sheet working on
const SHEETNAME = 'Sheet 1'
function onEdit(e) {
const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
const sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
//checks that we're on the correct sheet.
if( sheet.getSheetName() == SHEETNAME) {
const selectedCell = ss.getActiveCell();
//checks the column to ensure it is on the one we want to cause the date to appear.
if( selectedCell.getColumn() == COLUMNTOCHECK && e.value <= 0) {
const dateTimeCell = selectedCell.offset(DATETIMELOCATION[0],DATETIMELOCATION[1]);
dateTimeCell.setValue(new Date());
}
}
}
I am trying to get my Google sheet to fill in the date in column A when I fill in column B and have that function work on multiple sheets within the spreadsheet.
So far I have a working script that works on my first sheet. I have tried several things like making an array out of the variable (but that makes only the last array name work), trying an OR statement with 2 variables (but that fucked up the column it should watch), ...
Can you guys help me with this?
this is the one that works for 1 sheet name:
function onEdit() {
// writes the current date to the cell to the right on the row when a cell in a specific column is edited
// adjust the following variables to fit your needs
var sheetNameToWatch = "2021";
var columnNumberToWatch = /* column A */ 2; // column A = 1, B = 2, etc.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getActiveCell();
var val=sheet.getActiveCell().getValue()
if (sheet.getName() == sheetNameToWatch && range.getColumn() == columnNumberToWatch && val!= "" /* I changed this var value so if I input anything, it will update the date */) {
var targetCell = sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), range.getColumn()-1 /* changed this to "-1" so it will input to the left column */
);
targetCell.setValue("" + Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), "CET", "dd/MM/yyyy"));
}
}
Demo can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mLBJrx3VCCwtcfUk-q_1DhwZFdA1cdrqFcySfC0cAi0/edit?usp=sharing
Just a minor edit on the code you provided:
function onEdit() {
// writes the current date to the cell to the right on the row when a
cell in a specific column is edited
// adjust the following variables to fit your needs
var columnNumberToWatch = /* column A */ 2; // column A = 1, B = 2, etc.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getActiveCell();
var val=sheet.getActiveCell().getValue()
if (range.getColumn() ==
columnNumberToWatch && val!= "") {
var targetCell = sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), range.getColumn()-1
);
targetCell.setValue("" + Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), "CET", "dd/M
M/yyyy"));
}
}
The following code snippet has been removed:
var sheetNameToWatch = "2021";
sheet.getName() == sheetNameToWatch &&
Technically your code is already good, we just need to remove the condition based on your IF Statement since SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet(); will detect the current sheet you are working on.
I tried inserting timestamp when a row is being copied and data inserts or edits in Column C same row cell, but it works only on manual entry, not on copy-paste.
Please suggest to me what I am missing or doing wrong.
function onChange() {
var s = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var sName = s.getName();
var r = s.getActiveCell();
var row = r.getRow();
var ar = s.getActiveRange();
var arRows = ar.getNumRows()
// Logger.log("DEBUG: the active range = "+ar.getA1Notation()+", the number of rows = "+ar.getNumRows());
if( r.getColumn() == 3 && sName == 'Sheet1') { //which column to watch on which sheet
// loop through the number of rows
for (var i = 0;i<arRows;i++){
var rowstamp = row+i;
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('F' + rowstamp.toString()).setValue(new Date()).setNumberFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm"); //which column to put timestamp in
}
}
}//setValue(new Date()).setNumberFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss");
Use getLastColumn() to check whether column C is included in the pasted range.
Use getNumRows() to get the number of rows your copied range has, and so add the timestamp to all these rows.
No need to used an installed onChange() for this, a simple onEdit() is enough.
I'd also suggest to use event object in order to get information on which range was edited (even though this way you won't be able to fire this successfully from the script editor).
Edit: if you want to remove the timestamp when the range is cleared, you can just check that's the case, using every, or some, and clearContent if that's the case.
Code snippet:
function onEdit(e) {
var s = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var r = e.range;
var firstRow = r.getRow();
var numRows = r.getNumRows();
var firstCol = r.getColumn();
var lastCol = r.getLastColumn();
if((firstCol <= 3 || lastCol >= 3) && s.getName() == 'Sheet1') {
var emptyRange = r.getValues().every(row => row.every(value => value === ""));
var destRange = s.getRange(firstRow, 6, numRows);
if (emptyRange) destRange.clearContent();
else {
var dates = new Array(numRows).fill([new Date()]);
destRange.setValues(dates).setNumberFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm");
}
}
}
The following script will create timestamps starting from column F until the last column when you copy the row.
I think you are looking for this:
function onEdit(e) {
const startCol = 6; // column F
const s = e.source.getActiveSheet();
const sName = s.getName();
const ar = e.range;
const row = ar.getRow();
const arColumns = ar.getNumColumns();
const arRows = ar.getNumRows();;
if( sName == 'Sheet1') {
const rng = s.getRange(row,1,arRows,s.getMaxColumns());
check = rng.getValues().flat().every(v=>v=='');
if(check){
rng.clearContent();
}
else{
s.getRange(row,startCol,arRows,s.getMaxColumns()-startCol+1).setValue(new Date()).setNumberFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm");
}
}
}
Note:
Again, onEdit is a trigger function. You are not supposed to execute it manually and if you do so you will actually get errors (because of the use of the event object). All you have to do is to save this code snippet to the script editor and then it will be triggered automatically upon edits.
Because I'm low of scripting but I really have to use it (I didn't found any other solution) I would like to ask you for a help with timestamp.
I'm looking for help with function onEdit that would allow me to add timestamp in specific column (S) in each of row while editing specific ranges F4:Q4, F5:Q5. The most important thing there is that I would like to avoid few rows (because it's a title rows and I don't want to add timestamp while changing title rows)
Part of it is working with code below, But there's not included mechanism of editing only specific range (any change in whole row is noticed as a modification) and also there is nothing for skipping the title rows
function onEdit(e) {
// Your sheet params
var sheetName = "Sklad";
var dateModifiedColumnIndex = 4;
var dateModifiedColumnLetter = 'S';
var range = e.range; // range just edited
var sheet = range.getSheet();
if (sheet.getName() !== sheetName) {
return;
}
// If the column isn't our modified date column
if (range.getColumn() != dateModifiedColumnIndex) {
var row = range.getRow();
var time = new Date();
time = Utilities.formatDate(time, "GMT-08:00", "dd/MM/yy, hh:mm:ss");
var dateModifiedRange = sheet.getRange(dateModifiedColumnLetter + row.toString());
dateModifiedRange.setValue(time);
};
};
I would be very grateful for your help,
Regards
You can add the number of header rows as part of your second if()
This change will not add a timestamp in the first 4 rows if edited.
if (range.getColumn() != dateModifiedColumnIndex && range.getRow() > 4) {
Thank you #James
It works for me as
function onEdit(e) {
// Your sheet params
var sheetName = "Sklad";
var dateModifiedColumnIndex = 3;
var dateModifiedColumnLetter = 'S';
var range = e.range; // range just edited
var sheet = range.getSheet();
if (sheet.getName() !== sheetName) {
return;
}
// If the column isn't our modified date column
if (range.getColumn() != dateModifiedColumnIndex && range.getRow() > 3 && range.getRow() != 8 && range.getRow() != 15 && range.getRow() != 32 && range.getRow() < 49) {
var row = range.getRow();
var time = new Date();
time = Utilities.formatDate(time, "GMT", "dd-MM-yyyy");
var dateModifiedRange = sheet.getRange(dateModifiedColumnLetter + row.toString());
dateModifiedRange.setValue(time);
};
};
I have been asked to create a live Google Sheets Spreadsheet to track the work schedule at our yard. I have no experience with a script but found out I could program my sheet instead of hiding formulas and it would yield a cleaner result. I have been able to make the sheet organize itself and I was able to make it Archive manually (onEdit). What I'm looking for is to have it automatically run the code at 1 am so when we arrive at work it archives based on a cell value in a certain column.
This is an example of my onEdit script that works, but when someone is trying to check off the "YES" column there is some lag and can cause the wrong cell to be checked, which I then manually correct.
function onEdit() {
var sheetNameToWatch = "Schedule";
var columnNumberToWatch = 28;
var valueToWatch = "Yes";
var sheetNameToMoveTheRowTo = "Archive";
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getActiveCell();
if (sheet.getName() == sheetNameToWatch && range.getColumn() == columnNumberToWatch && range.getValue() == valueToWatch) {
var targetSheet = ss.getSheetByName(sheetNameToMoveTheRowTo);
var targetRange = targetSheet.getRange(targetSheet.getLastRow() + 1, 1);
sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).moveTo(targetRange);
sheet.deleteRow(range.getRow());
}
}
So this code runs at 100% failure but saves and executes, and I honestly don't know why. Could be I misunderstand the values I need to insert after the "function" area. I did have this setup with an "Auto Archive" trigger that created a menu button with a "Run" option on the sheet, but when you click that it only does the last row with "Yes" in column 28 (every press of the button will move 1 row until all rows are moved) and the button won't work for the other users of the sheet.
function createTrigger() {
ScriptApp.newTrigger("Move Archive") //Move Archive is the name of the script
.timeBased()
.everyMinutes(1) // only set to 1 minute for testing, I can change this out for a daily timer
.create();
}
function myFunction() {
var sheetNameToWatch = "Schedule"; // "schedule" is the sheet we enter info on
var columnNumberToWatch = 28; //Column is "AB"
var valueToWatch = "Yes";
var sheetNameToMoveTheRowTo = "Archive"; //"Archive is the sheet the info is sent to"
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getActiveCell();
if (sheet.getName() == sheetNameToWatch && range.getColumn() == columnNumberToWatch && range.getValue() == valueToWatch) {
var targetSheet = ss.getSheetByName(sheetNameToMoveTheRowTo);
var targetRange = targetSheet.getRange(targetSheet.getLastRow() + 1, 1);
sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).moveTo(targetRange); // I get its programmed for last row with "Yes" here, unsure on how to change this.
sheet.deleteRow(range.getRow());
function myfunction() {
ScriptApp.deleteTrigger("Move Archive"); // could have wrong value here
}
}
}
All I want is the sheet to "Archive" based on a "Yes" value in Column 28 (AB). I want every row with that column value to Archive at 1 am automatically. Any help is appreciated. If someone even wants to recommend a book or digital instruction for beginners that would be great.
You have four project files each containing scripts of the same name, performing the same or similar tasks. You are experiencing lagging because you have multiple simple and installable scripts of the same name. Essentially, they are all trying to execute at the same time.
The following answer should be considered as one possible solution to your situation.
The elements of this script are:
There is a single project file. Unnecessary project files have been deleted.
There is a single function.
The function is a single "simple" trigger (onEdit(e)) which takes advantage of the various event objects returns by onEdit. There are no installable triggers, and any/all installable triggers have been deleted.
The function updates the "Schedule" and "Archive" sheets as described in the question; and then sorts both the "Schedule" and "Archive" sheets.
If there is a change on the "Railcars" sheet, the function sorts that sheet.
function onEdit(e) {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var testrange = e.range;
var testsheet = testrange.getSheet();
var testsheetname = testsheet.getSheetName();
var testrow = testrange.getRow();
var testcolumn = testrange.getColumn();
var testvalue = e.value;
var testsheetLC = testsheet.getLastColumn();
var testsheetRange = testsheet.getRange(testrow,1,1,testsheetLC);
//Logger.log("DEBUG: the test sheet range is "+testsheetRange.getA1Notation());
//Logger.log("DEBUG: Range: "+testrange.getA1Notation());
//Logger.log("DEBUG: The row is "+testrow+", and the column is "+testcolumn);
//Logger.log("DEBUG: The spreadheetsheet is "+e.source.getName()+", the sheet name is "+testsheet+", the range = "+testrange.getA1Notation()+", and the new value = "+testvalue);
//Logger.log(JSON.stringify(e));
// Copy/Paste to Schedule/Archive
var sheetNameSchedule = "Schedule";
var colNumberSchedule = 28;
var valueSchedule = "Yes";
var sheetNameArchive = "Archive";
// Sort Schedule
var sortSchedule = [{column: 1, ascending: true},{column: 2, ascending: true},{column: 7, ascending: false}];// date // Appt (time) // Type (Out/In/RR)
// Sort Railcars
var sheetNameRailcars = "Railcars";
var sortRailcars = [{column: 1, ascending: true}];
if (testsheetname === sheetNameSchedule && testcolumn === colNumberSchedule && testvalue === valueSchedule){
// this is a match
// Logger.log("DEBUG: this was a match");
// copy/paste to archive
var targetSheet = ss.getSheetByName(sheetNameArchive);
var targetRange = targetSheet.getRange(targetSheet.getLastRow() + 1, 1);
//Logger.log("DEBUG: the target range is "+targetRange.getA1Notation());
testsheetRange.moveTo(targetRange);
testsheet.deleteRow(testrow);
// sort the Schedule Sheet
var Avals = testsheet.getRange("A1:A").getValues();
var Alast = Avals.filter(String).length;
//Logger.log("DEBUG: The last row of content (in column A) = "+Alast+", and the last column = "+testsheetLC);
var sortrange = testsheet.getRange(2,1,Alast-1,testsheetLC);
//Logger.log("DEBUG: the sort range = "+sortrange.getA1Notation());
sortrange.sort(sortSchedule);
// sort the Archive Sheet
var ATvals = targetSheet.getRange("A1:A").getValues();
var ATlast = ATvals.filter(String).length;
//Logger.log("DEBUG: The last row of content (in column A) = "+ATlast+", and the last column = "+testsheetLC);
var sortrange = targetSheet.getRange(2,1,ATlast-1,testsheetLC);
//Logger.log("DEBUG: the sort range = "+sortrange.getA1Notation());
sortrange.sort(sortSchedule);
}
else if (testsheetname === sheetNameRailcars){
// sort the sheet
var Avals = testsheet.getRange("A1:A").getValues();
var Alast = Avals.filter(String).length;
//Logger.log("DEBUG: The last row of content (in column A) = "+Alast+", and the last column = "+testsheetLC);
var sortrange = testsheet.getRange(2,1,Alast-1,testsheetLC);
//Logger.log("DEBUG: the sort range = "+sortrange.getA1Notation());
sortrange.sort(sortRailcars);
}
}
You can set up an installable trigger to run this function at 1am every morning:
function scheduleToArchive() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var schedule = sheet.getSheetByName("Schedule");
var archive = sheet.getSheetByName("Archive");
var scheduleData = schedule.getRange(2, 1, (sheet.getRange('A:A').getNextDataCell(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.DOWN).getRow()), 28);
for (row = 2; row <= scheduleData.getNumRows(); row++){
var data = schedule.getRange(row, 1, 1, 28).getValues();
if (data[0][27] == 'Yes'){
archive.getRange((archive.getLastRow() + 1), 1, 1, 28).setValues(data);
}
schedule.getRange(row, 1, 1, 28).clear();
}
}
In your spreadsheet, when getDataRange() is run on the sheet named 'Schedule', it returns row 631 as the last row with data even though there is only data in the first 20 rows, so to get around that I've used SpreadsheetApp.Direction.DOWN instead and run that on column A.