I am attempting to construct some simple logic for events happening in my spreadsheet before a certain time (2pm) each day. I want the function to tell me if the date entered represented in this case by the variable "tradeTime" is before or after 2pm CT. No matter what sample data I have provided the if statement always returns "Trade time is not less than 2pm"
You are currently comparing strings to each other which is not what you really want to do. Time or Date is easily converted to a numbers using the valueOf() function on a Date Object, see references for more information.
Therefore I propose the following:
function isEventBeforeDeadline(){
const eventTime = new Date(2021,2,2,14).valueOf()
const deadline = new Date(2021,2,2,14).valueOf()
if( eventTime > deadline ) console.log("Too late")
if( eventTime < deadline ) console.log("Made it")
if( eventTime == deadline ) console.log("Perfect")
}
Please also see comments on your post.
Be more specific with where these dates are coming from, e.g. from a Sheet, API, or elsewhere. We assume you will not enter dates manually everyday.
Do not post images of code, post code of code. See here > Syntax Highlighting for Code
You are likely to need to build a Trigger which runs automatically. Then the code needs to be modified check for todays date, I assume. Here are the docs for that.
Reference
- Date Object
- Date.valueOf()
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I am using the attached to automate a time entry to go along with the date for a calendar import. The entries don't have times, and the staff will not enter them try as I might. I need to automate them to simplify the entry procedure.
The issue I am facing is that the Calendar API needs the data to be in DATE/TIME format. To do this I need to use the =DATE+TIME formula. When I do so and the time reaches 12:00AM, the dates thereafter change to the following day.
Essentially I need to either override the logic that makes it move into the next day after midnight appears, or I need to tell either the function in column B-C that it can never roll to midnight. I am trying to think of perhaps a way that I can tell the function to reset the time if the date in column A changes to a new day, and if it doesn't change to a new day go ahead and use the existing function and add 5 minutes to the time that is shown previously to it.
I am stumped, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a sheet to show you the issue
Here is the formula I tried, which worked to sort out the problem but did not work with the Calendar API requirements to format at DATE/TIME. Even when using the importrange formula to move the data into a new sheet with the cells formatted as DATE/TIME it still recognizes it as TEXT as this is what the formula prescribes.
=IF(A2<>"",(CONCATENATE(TEXT(A2,"MM/DD/YYYY")&" "&TEXT(B2,"HH:MM:SS"))),"")
I need this to work in both the sheet and in the import to Calendar using the Calendar API requirements through APPScript.
If I understood correctly your question, here a suggestion with a custom Apps Script function called like a normal Google Sheet function.
Open Apps Script Editor and paste the function below
Call the function rebuildDateTime(COL1, COL2) inside your spreadsheet
Spreadsheet:
Code:
function rebuildDateTime(arg0, arg1) {
var date = new Date(arg0);
var str = arg1.toString().split(':');
date.setHours(str[0]);
date.setMinutes(str[1]);
return date;
}
Warning :
Your COL2 (which contains only the time), must be forced to TEXT FORMAT
References :
Create a custom function
I'm looking for more of a pointer to some documentation of a method here rather than an exact solution, I'm happy with JavaScript, haven't done much Apps Script and I'm moderate to OK familiar with Google Sheets functions but far from expert.
I have part of a Google Sheet with some date specific data on it like this:
Date
Some-Value
1 Jan 2023
123
15 Jan 2023
456
... etc
In another part of a sheet I have a cell with the current value of Some-Value. This cell in fact contains a formula that totals a column on another sheet for the values. In case it's not blindingly obvious, these dates are in fact sprint end dates and the Some-Value is a count of story points extracted from JIRA. So sort of like this:
Current Value of Some-Value
345
On exactly the date in the Date column I want to copy the value from the "Current Value of Some Value" cell into the cell in the "Some Value" column adjacent to that date. I don't care if that copy happens only once on that day, or several times on that day, or every hour on that day, or whatever. I just want it to happen at least once, automatically.
Should I be looking at an Apps Script function to do this, and roughly how should I do that? Or is there a simpler way of using some Google Sheets function to copy that cell?
You could potentially do this with formulas if you are willing to enable iterative calculation for your sheet. In that case, you could then write something like =if(A2=today(),currentValueCell,B2) (I'm assuming your Date/Some-value table is in A1:Bx of a sheet and you are placing the above in B2). This will return the current value only if the date matches, and then when the dates no longer match will just maintain whatever value is already present in the cell.
EDIT
Ah yes, I forgot that the initial state of a self-referencing IF is zero (rather than null) until a TRUE occurs. Try =if(A2=today(),currentValueCell,if(B2<>0,B2,)) to hide the initial zero generated when the date in A2 is not equal to TODAY().
If you need to copy a value than then it's going to be changed or erased, yes, you'll need an AppScript. If you already know something, you'll more than able to set a simple function to do it.
You can look into Installable Triggers that will help you to set when and how frequently you want your script to be fired; and it will notify you if there are errors in any of that executions.
Sometimes, matching dates can be tricky, more if you have them previously written. If you have to do a timestamp, then you'll probably succeed at first. Just for have it handy: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/scripts/docs/features/dates
Remember to always use Logger.log() to track the progress of your code and what it's returning. Good luck and here you can always ask for specific struggles you may find!
(I'm no expert at programming by far, since it's copying only a value, you may find useful to record macros and watch them to learn how to copy in the formats you need - only values, paste format, etc. - if you don't copy, you can also research in .getValue() and .setValue() )
In case anyone else comes across this in future, here is the somewhat creaky Apps Script function I developed to do this. It's my first Google Apps Script function so feel free to tear it to shreds.
I then added a trigger to run this function weekly, which was easier than I had thought -- a bit of google searching for Apps Script time based triggers found me the answer.
Nonetheless thanks to the people who answered earlier because the clues you gave me helped me find the answer in the end.
function updateUnderTest() {
var activeSheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sourceSheet = activeSheet.getSheetByName('Supporting Data');
// I12 is the cell that gets updated daily with the story point count
var value = sourceSheet.getRange('I12').getValue();
// D3:E27 is the range containing date : value pairs
var data = sourceSheet.getRange("D3:E27").getValues();
// epochNow will be the current epoch time, in milliseconds
var epochNow = new Date().valueOf();
// Look through the data range to find a matching date
for (nn=0;nn<data.length;++nn) {
// If a match is found to the nearest day, break the loop
if ((data[nn][0].valueOf() < epochNow) && ((epochNow - data[nn][0].valueOf()) < (24*3600*1000) )) {break};
}
// only update if we found a match
if (nn < 24) {
sourceSheet.getRange(nn+3, 5).setValue(value);
}
}
I have a google sheet that runs a report on data that is automatically updated. What I would like to do is compare the new inputs with the old inputs to determine if the changes were positive or negative. How would you go about automating a sheet to track these changes?
Changes happen monthly
there would be a score 1-100; 100 being the best
would like to store this data over time for a historical view
Any advice would surely be appreciated
The numbers in each criteria change every month producing a score at the end of the table called Current Score
This score is then pulled into the historical tab as the "Current Score"
What I would like to see happen is that the Current score be saved every month and processed with a percentage change month over month
So I would need a function that stores a copy of the results before they change, processes a new score, and then calculates the difference between the two. Example here is the Dec score (stored values) compared to the most recent score.
Here is a link to the working example
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ImbRhWqGjvIx2CFRKapZ2wmxC9qpSKxxCbHr5tPOBOs/edit#gid=0
Solution
You can automate this process by using Google Apps Script. Open the script editor by clicking on Tools > Script Editor. It is based on JavaScript and allows you to create, access and modify Google Sheets files with a service called Spreadsheet Service.
In addition, you can use Time-driven triggers to run the script automatically once a month. To set it up, click Triggers in the left bar, then Add Trigger and select Time-driven in Select event source. You can now specify the month timer and the exact day and hour you want the script to run. However, I recommend that you do some testing before setting up the trigger to check that you get the desired results. You can test the code by clicking Run in the Editor.
Explanation of the code
There are three functions in the code. The main function is called updateScores and it does what you described in the question. It takes the current score, stores it in a new column and calculates the difference from the last month. Try this function and if you like the result, you can put the trigger in the main function. This way, the trigger calls main which its only responsibility is to call the other two functions. The first is updateScores, which I have already explained, and the second is clearScores, which clears all the values of Reports so you don't have to do it manually and you can start writing the new values for the new month.
I have added some comments so you can understand what each line does.
var lr = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('report').getLastRow()
function updateScores() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Historical')
var currentValues = ss.getRange('B2:B'+lr).getDisplayValues() // get current score
ss.insertColumnsAfter(2,2) // insert two new columns (current score and percent difference)
ss.getRange('D2:D'+lr).setValues(currentValues) // paste stored score
ss.getRange('C2:C'+lr).setFormula('=if(D2=0,"N/A",B2/D2-1)') // apply formula for last stored scores
ss.getRange('E2:E'+lr).setFormula('=if(F2=0,"N/A",D2/F2-1)') // correct formula reference
ss.getRange('E2:E'+lr).copyFormatToRange(ss,3,3,2,lr) // copy format percent
ss.getRange('F2:F'+lr).copyFormatToRange(ss,4,4,2,lr) // copy format scores
var month = new Date().toString().split(' ')[1] // get current month
ss.getRange('D1').setValue(month + ' score') // write current month on last stored scores
var diff = ss.getRange('E1').getDisplayValue() // get diff symbol
ss.getRange('C1').setValue(diff) // write diff
}
function clearScores(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('report')
ss.getRange('B2:G'+lr).clear()
}
function main(){
updateScores()
clearScores()
}
Using google app script, I am accessing a google sheet of a rota with one sheet per year, with a row per day, with a column for the date.
To select the row of today's date, I would like to use something similar to getDay() to get the current days through the year (e.g. for 2020-02-11, the 42nd day of the year).
I've found the getDay() function in the docs but this is by month.
To avoid a function that calculates this (or a superfluous field in the source sheet, or scanning the rows for a date), is there a native function or simple way in google apps script to get the number of the current day of the year?
You could try using the JS date format with Utilities.formatDate() to get the day of the year like so:
function dayOfTheYear() {
var d = Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), 'UTC', 'D');
Logger.log(d);
}
In short, no; there's not a native function for getting the current day of the year.
The getDay() method you referenced is part of the ContactsApp, which means you would have to instantiate that, make any necessary calls to get a DateField object, and then call that method. That operation, although native to Apps Script, would likely take much longer than a simple JS function like any posted here.
Apps Script is basically just JavaScript with some additional objects that allow you to easily integrate with Google services. It has very few native "general" methods like what you're looking for, but most would be listed in the Utilities class.
I have a document in CB which has two dates, a start date and an end date. Let's say, a product's price discount. 10% off starting from today and ends next Friday. How can I get all the documents from CB which have a valid discount today?
I made a view and have the following in it:
var dt = new Date();
Which gets today's date. Then I can do a simple
if(doc.FromDate < dt && doc.ToDate > dt){ emit([ ..... ]);
This filters the documents how I want. But...
Question
Is this a good approach re view and index updating? Will the index update every day because the date changed? Just trying to understand the working of CB in this respect
What is the best approach for this type of searching? If not possible please tell me!
Cheers
Robin
Note: Please note, the question is NOT like this here or this here
Let's me clarify something here:
the map() function is used to create/update the index on disk, and this occurs just "after" the document is saved on disk. This is why using date.now() in the map reduce does not really makes sense.
So what you will do is to emit the date for example emit( dateToArray(doc.startDate) );
then when you query the view(index) you can use the startkey & endkey to do a range query.
&startkey=[2013,4,16]&endkey=[2013,4,24]
the index won't be updated just because system date changed, you have to update the document. also view indexer doesn't allow you to pass any arguments defined by user. in this case you should emit the data and use date as a part of the key to filter on view query. I guess the same behaviour for SQL indexes too. you cannot predict when exactly this document will indexed, in your example you are freezing timestamp when the doc has been indexed, it isn't even the time when it was changed