Can I duplicate a trigger with my new spreadsheet? - google-apps-script

Question

I have a new client template that I want to keep from being filled out prior to being duplicated. I've set a trigger to run a duplication and renaming function for the file when the file is opened.
function newRecord(){
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var scheck = sheet.getName();
if (scheck=='#New Client Record'){
var file = DriveApp.getFilesByName('#New Client Record').next();
file.setName('New Client')
file.makeCopy('#New Client Record');
}
}
This checks to see that the file is the correct file before proceeding, changes the name of the template and then duplicates the file and renames it the old template name. I configured it in this way so that when we start filling out the data right away while we're talking on the phone with a client, we aren't sullying our original template which remains pristine. It works nicely except that the trigger from file #1 doesn't transfer to file #2 which takes on the new identity of the original template.
So my question is - can I duplicate the trigger as well? Or is there script that can open the duplicate file and close the template file to protect my form?
EDIT: I threw a bit more at this last night and tried to add an install trigger with limited effect (I probably sound like a boomer talking about smoking the drugs with this - I'm not a programmer and have only a rudimentary vocabulary for script). I added the following function, which is transferring, but does not seem consistent in its functionality (excusing the pun).
function createSpreadsheetOpenTrigger() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
ScriptApp.newTrigger('newRecord')
.forSpreadsheet(ss)
.onOpen()
.create();
}
Thanks for any assistance any of you can provide on this. I've stumbled my way this far on my own with the archives, but I've finally gotten myself stuck.

Answer 1

How to get a form to create a new sheet with values from a template
Here is a quick example of how to carry this out. What you need to see this example in action:
A template sheet that looks like this:
A form that will have 3 "Short answers" that are required.
Client Name
Phone
Email
A standalone script (Drive Web app > New > More > Google Apps Script).
A folder into which all the newly created sheets will go.
At the top of the script (outside any function) you can define 3 global variables with the appropriate IDs:
const FORM_ID = ...
const TEMPLATE_ID = ...
const CLIENT_FOLDER_ID = ...
First, to set up an onFormSubmit trigger, you can do this by running the following function only once.
function createTrigger(){
const form = FormApp.openById(FORM_ID)
ScriptApp.newTrigger("formSubmitReceiver")
.forForm(form)
.onFormSubmit()
.create()
}
After which comes the main function that will:
Receive the formSubmit event and create a range of values from it.
In this example, it will generate a followUpDate that will be 7 days from the submission of the form.
Create a copy of the template file.
Fill the range B1:B4 with the relevant info.
Resulting in a new spreadsheet:
function formSubmitReceiver(e){
const itemResponses = e.response.getItemResponses()
const values = itemResponses.map( itemResponse => [itemResponse.getResponse()] )
const followUpDate = new Date()
followUpDate.setDate(followUpDate.getDate() + 7)
values.push([followUpDate])
const newFile = DriveApp.getFileById(TEMPLATE_ID).makeCopy()
const parentFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById(CLIENT_FOLDER_ID)
newFile.moveTo(parentFolder)
newFile.setName(values[0][0])
const newId = newFile.getId()
const newSpreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId)
const sheet = newSpreadsheet.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
const range = sheet.getRange("B1:B4")
range.setValues(values)
}
Depending on how complex you make your form, and what type of questions you choose (i.e multiple choice etc) this can get more complicated but hopefully it will give you a good idea of how to get something like this working. The simplest way is just to use "Short Answers" as this will just return a string. Also remember to make the questions "Required" if you don't want to handle empty values. Again, this all depends on how exactly you want to implement it and the complexity of the information involved!
References and Further Reading
FormResponse
getItemResponses()
ItemResponse
getFileById(id)
makeCopy()