Insert all photos from one google drive folder into google Sheet? - google-apps-script

Question

I am not much of a coder, and only smart enough to modify code slightly. But I am hoping someone can help me. I am looking to upload all images in a google folder into a spread sheet with a script. I need the folder name to be changeable based on a cell, so I can change the name of the cell to a different folder run the script and the script will bring in all photos from the folder. Some folders might have 5 photos, others might have 25 photos. I have been able to figure it out but only if I reference the actual photo, and not just reference the name of the folder and have it import all. Any and all help is thanked in advance.

Answer 1

function insertImages() {
const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
const nameF = 'Folder'; // Sheet Name of the sheet containing the Folder Name
const rangeF = 'A1'; // Cell containing the Folder Name
const nameT = 'Target'; // Sheet Name of the sheet to insert images
let row = 2; // Starting row to insert
const col = 1; // Column to insert
const sheet = ss.getSheetByName(nameT);
const folderName = ss.getSheetByName(nameF).getRange(rangeF).getValue();
const folders = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(folderName);
while (folders.hasNext()) {
const folder = folders.next();
const files = folder.getFiles();
while (files.hasNext()) {
const file = files.next();
sheet.insertImage(file.getBlob(), col, row++);
}
}
}

Answer 2

by ID
function importImgs1() {
var folderID = '1ZfWEnxtKQiuz8V9j2ckgIZRHRMmYc7rH';
var sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('import images');
sh.clear();
sh.appendRow(["name", "image"]);
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderID);
var data = [];
var files = folder.getFiles();
while (files.hasNext()) {
var file = files.next();
data = [
file.getName(),
"=image(\"https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=" + file.getId() +"\")",
];
sh.appendRow(data);
}
}
by Name
function importImgs2() {
var folderName = 'img';
var sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('import images by name');
sh.clear();
sh.appendRow(["name", "image"]);
var folders = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(folderName);
var foldersnext = folders.next();
var data = [];
var files = foldersnext.getFiles();
while (files.hasNext()) {
var file = files.next();
data = [
file.getName(),
"=image(\"https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=" + file.getId() +"\")",
];
sh.appendRow(data);
}
}