I have a range issue with a script - google-apps-script

Question

I want to create a button that moves a given number of cells from one sheet into another sheet. The starting range cell is always the same (A9) and there will be always 8 columns in total. The final row will depend on how many rows the user completes. How can I indicate this behaviour in my range code?
I think this needs to be instructed in range field, but couldn't obtain what I need.
function finishReport() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet()
sheet = ss.getActiveSheet(),
sheetName = sheet.getName(),
data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
if (sheetName == "Main") {
var range = sheet.getActiveRange(),
startRow = range.getRowIndex(),
numRows = range.getNumRows(),
numCols = range.getNumColumns()
if (numCols == 8 {
if (data.length > 1) {
var values = range.getValues(),
nextSheet = ss.getSheetByName("History record")
lastRow = nextSheet.getLastRow();
nextSheet.getRange(lastRow+1,1,numRows,8).setValues(values);
sheet.deleteRows(startRow,numRows);
}
}
}
}
I expect that all rows entered by user in tab Main are moved to tab History record. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

Query
You want to copy a range starting at cell A9 and stretching over 8 columns until the last row containing contents
Problem
You are using getActiveRange() which returns you only the selected (=highlighted) range - if no range is highlighted in the sheet, only the active cell will be returned as a range
Solution
Select the range manually by retrieving the last content containing row and column with
mainLastRow = sheet.getLastRow();
mainLastColumn = sheet.getLastColumn();
and defining
var numRows = mainLastRow-startRow+1;
var numCols = mainLastColumn-startColumn+1;
Full Code
function finishReport() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
sheetName = sheet.getName();
if (sheetName == "Main") {
var startRow = 9;
var startColumn=1;
var mainLastRow = sheet.getLastRow();
var mainLastColumn = sheet.getLastColumn();
var numRows = mainLastRow-startRow+1;
var numCols = mainLastColumn-startColumn+1;
var range = sheet.getRange(startRow,startColumn,numRows,numCols);
Logger.log(numRows);
Logger.log(numCols);
Logger.log(mainLastRow);
Logger.log(mainLastColumn);
if (numCols == 8) {
if (numRows >= 1) {
var values = range.getValues();
nextSheet = ss.getSheetByName("History record");
lastRow = nextSheet.getLastRow();
nextSheet.getRange(lastRow+1,1,numRows,8).setValues(values);
sheet.deleteRows(startRow,numRows);
}
}
}
}
Annotation
You could also retrieve the range with getDataRange(), but you would have to correct manually for the fact that dataRange starts by definition in cell A1.

Answer 2

I hope this works for you.
function onOpen(e) {
// Add a custom menu to the spreadsheet.
SpreadsheetApp.getUi()
.createMenu('Report')
.addItem('Finish', 'FinishReport')
.addToUi();
}
function FinishReport(){
var sp = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sh = sp.getActiveSheet();
var as =sp.getSheetByName('Main').activate();
var MainRange = sp.getRange('A9:H9').activate();
var MainLastRow = sp.getLastRow();
var selection = sp.getRange('A9:H' + MainLastRow).activate();
sp.getCurrentCell().activateAsCurrentCell();
sp.setActiveSheet(sp.getSheetByName('History record'), true);
var lastRow = sp.getLastRow();
var newRow = lastRow+1;
sp.getRange('A'+newRow+':H'+newRow).activate();
sp.getCurrentCell().activateAsCurrentCell();
sp.getRange('Main!' + selection.getA1Notation()).moveTo(sp.getActiveRange());
}
REFERENCE
Spreadsheet Custom Menu
Apps Script, SpreadsheetApp