I try to copy some movies from a Google Drive folder to another Folder and rename the file by using a script in a Spreadsheet. (other options than spreadsheets are also welcome, but this seems to be easyest). I got access on both folders.
a) is working as it should, makeing a copy of the file in the same folder;
b) is also doing a copy but still in the same folder and not in the destination-folder;
c) giving error:
"cannot find method makeCopy(string,string)"
function copyFile() {
var FileToCopy=DriveApp.getFileById('12B-zfprxgazbZ4JFxyrqhYveofYATzC1');
FileToCopy.makeCopy()
}
function copyFile() {
var FileToCopy=DriveApp.getFileById('12B-zfprxgazbZ4JFxyrqhYveofYATzC1');
var Destination = "1yC_nDk9VQLHBAkYNwNkRucfxp6yFBIV1";
FileToCopy.makeCopy(Destination)
}
function copyFile() {
var FileToCopy=DriveApp.getFileById('12B-zfprxgazbZ4JFxyrqhYveofYATzC1');
var Destination = "1yC_nDk9VQLHBAkYNwNkRucfxp6yFBIV1";
var Filename = "newFile.mp4";
FileToCopy.makeCopy(Filename, Destination)
}
Instead of
var Destination = "1yC_nDk9VQLHBAkYNwNkRucfxp6yFBIV1";
try
var Destination = DriveApp.getFolderById("1yC_nDk9VQLHBAkYNwNkRucfxp6yFBIV1");
If you see the documentation, you need to pass the folder and not the ID of the destination folder.
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I've been trying to copy contents from one folder to another folder in google drive using google app script. With some online help and documentation of google script, I was able to copy files from one folder to other but it copies all files from source folder to destination folder on time trigger, but I want only the new files to get copied in my destination folder and skip the present files that are already same in my source and destination folder.
I tried to check files by name before copying but couldn't find a way to compare files by name in two different folders of gdrive.
function CopyFiles() {
var SourceFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById('Sid');
var SourceFiles = DriveApp.getFolderById('Sid').getFiles();
var DestFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById('Did');
var DestFiles = DriveApp.getFolderById('Did').getFiles();
while (SourceFiles.hasNext())
{
var files = SourceFiles.next();
var dfiles = DestFiles.next();
if ( files == dfiles){
file.setTrashed(true);}
else{
var f = files.makeCopy(DestFolder);
}
}
}
What I want to achieve is that Script compares files by name in destination folder and if files by that name already exist than skip else, create a copy of that new file in the destination folder.
Copies files from source to destination if destination does have the same file names
In this version no files get trashed.
function CopyFiles() {
var srcFldr=DriveApp.getFolderById('srcId');
var srcFiles=srcFldr.getFiles();
var desFldr=DriveApp.getFolderById('desId');
var desFiles=desFldr.getFiles();
var dfnA=[];
while(desFiles.hasNext()) {
var df=desFiles.next();
dfnA.push(df.getName());
}
while(srcFiles.hasNext()) {
var sf=srcFiles.next();
if(dfnA.indexOf(sf.getName())==-1) {
sf.makeCopy(sf.getName(),desFldr);
}
}
}
I have a simple form published through Google Apps Scripts that lets someone upload a file anonymously. The script works well, but it will always save to the root of my Google Drive instead of to a specific folder. I'd like it to create a new folder with the person's first name + last name (collected from the form) within a specific folder. I know I need to use the destination FolderID, just not sure how to use it properly.
Here's my existing code:
function uploadFiles(form) {
try {
var dropbox = form.FirstName + form.LastName;
var folder, folders = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(dropbox);
if (folders.hasNext()) {
folder = folders.next();
} else {
folder = DriveApp.createFolder(dropbox);
}
var blob = form.myFile;
var file = folder.createFile(blob);
file.setDescription("Uploaded by " + form.Name);
return "Thank you, your file was uploaded successfully!";
I'm not sure if I understood well what is your goal. But if you want to create folder 'FirstnameLastname' within some specific folder, you should first select this 'parent' folder and then use it for creating new one.
EDIT:
Summary
First look at the reference from Google. You use class DriveApp and methode .createFolder(). Google cheat sheet says, that this methode within the DriveApp class 'Creates a folder in the root of the user's Drive with the given name.'. This methode returns folder as return type (your variable type will be folder).
This is the reason why your code creates folders only in root folder.
Look in the cheatsheet again but now look at the folder class. You can use the same methode .createFolder() with this class. Result is following: 'Creates a folder in the current folder with the given name.' This methode returns again folder.
Solution
Google Drive:
Create (or open) manually your desired folder in your Google Drive repository.
Find the ID of your folder (when you open the folder, you can find the id at the end of the URL: drive.google.com/drive/folders/{this is your ID})
Script:
Get your desired destination folder var parentFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById("{put your folder id here}");
Add your code
When you are creating new folder within parent folder, just call the .createFolder() methode from your parentFolder which you have created earlier: var folder = parentFolder.createFolder();
Edited script:
function uploadFiles(form) {
try {
var dropbox = form.FirstName + form.LastName;
var parentFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById('parentfolderId'); //add this line...
var folder, folders = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(dropbox);
if (folders.hasNext()) {
folder = folders.next();
} else {
folder = parentFolder.createFolder(dropbox); //edit this line
}
var blob = form.myFile;
var file = folder.createFile(blob);
file.setDescription("Uploaded by " + form.Name);
return "Thank you, your file was uploaded successfully!";
}
So i'm brand new to JS and trying to build a program for internal operation at the company I work for. Below is the first bit of my code. I have a created a google form, and set a trigger so that when the submit button is clicked the below code will start. The trigger works and the first two functions work, but I cannot seem to get the Karrie folder to move from the root to the sub folder id (I do have the correct ID but omitted it from this post). Maybe I'm doing this all backwards so any help would be appreciated.
// Create Karrie Folder In Root
function start() {
var sourceFolder = "Property Template";
var targetFolder = "Karrie";
var source = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(sourceFolder);
var target = DriveApp.createFolder(targetFolder);
if (source.hasNext()) {
copyFolder(source.next(), target);}}
// Adds Property data to Karrie Folder
function copyFolder(source, target) {
var folders = source.getFolders();
var files = source.getFiles();
while(files.hasNext()) {
var file = files.next();
file.makeCopy(file.getName(), target);}
// Adds Photo Folders to Karrie Folder
while(folders.hasNext()) {
var subFolder = folders.next();
var folderName = subFolder.getName();
var targetFolder = target.createFolder(folderName);
copyFolder(subFolder, targetFolder);}}
// Moves Karrie folder to propertie folder
function MoveFiles(){
var files = DriveApp.getFolderByName("Karrie");
var destination = DriveApp.getFolderById("ID NA");
destination.addFolder(files);}
Debugger
I understood that MoveFiles() in your script doesn't work. If my understanding is correct, how about this modification?
Modification points :
In order to move a folder, it required to move the parent of the folder.
But when addFolder() is used to the folder, the folder has 2 parents.
So original parent has to be removed.
There is no getFolderByName(). Please use getFoldersByName().
Modified script :
function MoveFiles(){
var folder = DriveApp.getFoldersByName("Karrie").next();
var destination = DriveApp.getFolderById("ID NA");
destination.addFolder(folder);
folder.getParents().next().removeFolder(folder);
}
Note :
In this script, The folder and parent of "Karrie" supposes only one in the Google Drive, respectively.
References :
getFoldersByName()
addFolder()
removeFolder()
If I misunderstand your question, please tell me. I would like to modify it.
Edit 1 :
When you run this function, does the ID of Logger.log(r) show the folderId of "Karrie"?
function sample() {
var r = DriveApp.getFoldersByName("Karrie").next().getId();
Logger.log(r)
}
Edit 2 :
Please confirm and consider the following points.
Confirm the folder name and the existence of the folder again.
Run sample() and confirm folder ID of "Karrie".
Confirm whether there are no functions with the same name.
Can I ask you the folder ID of "Karrie"? If you cannot retrieve the folder ID using DriveApp.getFoldersByName("Karrie").next().getId(), I propose to use directly the folder ID of "Karrie".
Updated on March 30, 2022:
In the current stage, the files and folders can be moved using moveTo. Ref This method has added on July 27, 2020. When moveTo is used, the above script can be modified as follows.
function MoveFiles(){
var folder = DriveApp.getFoldersByName("Karrie").next();
var destination = DriveApp.getFolderById("ID NA");
folder.moveTo(destination);
}
Reference:
moveTo(destination) of Class Folder
As of 2020, the easier way I found to move a file is to use this function:
function moveToFolder(file, sourceFolder, destFolder) {
var file = DriveApp.getFileById(file.getId());
destFolder.addFile(file);
sourceFolder.removeFile(file);
}
Because of the first line, you can convert your Spreadsheet, Google Form, Document or others Google objects into a File.
Then we just use methods of the Folder class : https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/drive/folder
Notes:
If you created your file by using .create() your sourceFolder will be DriveApp.getRootFolder().
If you have multiple files to move, just iterate over them.
Can anybody help me out,
I want to create a Spreadsheet through App Script in a particular folder. How to do that.
Presently I am doing as follow:
var folder = DocsList.getFolder("MyFolder");
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.create("MySheet");
var file = DocsList.getFileById(sheet.getId());
file.addToFolder(folder);
file.removeFromFolder(file.getParents()[0]);
It is not working.......
As suggested by #Joshua, it's possible to create a Spreadsheet (in a specific folder) with the Advanced Drive Service (you'll need to activate this if you haven't already, by going into Services +, find Drive API and click Add).
var name = 'your-spreadsheet-name'
var folderId = 'your-folder-id'
var resource = {
title: name,
mimeType: MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS,
parents: [{ id: folderId }]
}
var fileJson = Drive.Files.insert(resource)
var fileId = fileJson.id
No need to move files around with this method !
folder = DriveApp.getFolderById("FOLDER_ID")
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.create("SPREADSHEET_NAME")
DriveApp.getFileById(ss.getId()).moveTo(folder);
You may use the above code to achieve the same without using advanced drive services
Since you can no longer create Google Docs (Docs or SpreadSheets) using DriveApp, nor use addToFolder because DocList is deprecated. There is only one way to create or "move" Google Docs or Google SpreadSheets..
//"Move" file to folder-------------------------------//
var fileID = '12123123213321'
var folderID = '21321312312'
var file = DriveApp.getFileById(fileID).getName()
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderID)
var newFile = file.makeCopy(file, folder)
//Remove file from root folder--------------------------------//
DriveApp.getFileById(fileID).setTrashed(true)
As you can see this DOES NOT move the file, it makes a copy with the same name in the folder you want and then moves the original file to the trash. I'm pretty sure there is no other way to do this.
The other answer is a bit short (and not very explicit).
While your approach is logic and should work if you replace
file.removeFromFolder(file.getParents()[0]);
with
file.removeFromFolder(DocsList.getRootFolder());
there is a better way to do the same job using the new Drive app and the Folder Class, Folder has a method to create a file and you can specify the file type using the mimeType enum.
Code goes like this :
function myFunction() {
var folders = DriveApp.getFoldersByName('YOUR FOLDER NAME'); // replace by the right folder name, assuming there is only one folder with this name
while (folders.hasNext()) {
var folder = folders.next();
}
folder.createFile('new Spreadsheet', '', MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS); // this creates the spreadsheet directly in the chosen folder
}
In July 27, 2020 there have been these updates:
The File class now has the following methods:
file.getTargetId(): Gets a shortcut's file ID.
file.getTargetMimeType(): Returns the mime type of the item a shortcut points to.
file.moveTo(destination): Moves a file to a specified destination folder.
The Folder class now has the following methods:
folder.createShortcut(targetId): Creates a shortcut to the provided Drive item ID, and returns it.
folder.moveTo(destination): Moves an item to the provided destination folder.
The following Folder class methods have been deprecated:
addFile(File)
addFolder(Folder)
removeFile(File)
removeFolder(Folder)
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/releases/#july_27_2020
So you can create a Spreadsheet file in a folder using file.moveTo(destination) method:
function createSpreadSheetInFolder(ss_new_name, folder_dest_id) {
var ss_new = SpreadsheetApp.create(ss_new_name);
var ss_new_id = ss_new.getId();
var newfile = DriveApp.getFileById(ss_new_id);
newfile.moveTo(DriveApp.getFolderById(folder_dest_id))
return ss_new_id;
}
var file_name = 'SPREADSHEET NAME';
var folder_id = 'DESTINATION FOLDER ID';
var new_ssId = createSpreadSheetInFolder(file_name, folder_id)
You can create a spreadSheet and then add it to the folder.
function createSpreadSheetInFolder(name,folder){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.create(name);
var id = ss.getId();
var file = DriveApp.getFileById(id);
folder.addFile(file);
return ss;
}
folderId='your_folder_id'
name='my_new_ss'
folder=DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId)
createSpreadSheetInFolder(name,folder)
By using the folder.addFile method there's no need to use a temp file (no need to duplicate and remove file). Pretty straightforward !
I finally got the answer to my question. The following works
var file = DocsList.getFileById(sheet.getId());
var folder = DocsList.getFolder("MyFolder");
file.addToFolder(folder);
// remove document from the root folder
folder = DocsList.getRootFolder();
file.removeFromFolder(folder);
What is not working? Use getRootFolder in the last line.
Creating a new spreadsheet in a file can be done using this link as a reference.
createFile(name, content, mimeType)
Therefore using the enum MimeType we can do:
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById("your-folder-id");
folder.createFile("My File Name","",MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS)
this question teaches how to adjust the folders of a file to move it into a particular folder, and out of the root.
It also suggests using folder.createFile to create it directly in the desired folder... but it appears createFile only applies to Docs... is there a way to create a spreadsheet directly in a particular folder?
Since DocsList is deprecated, currently the following solution works:
var folder=DriveApp.getFoldersByName(folderName).next();//gets first folder with the given foldername
var file=SpreadsheetApp.create(fileName);
var copyFile=DriveApp.getFileById(file.getId());
folder.addFile(copyFile);
DriveApp.getRootFolder().removeFile(copyFile);
Create spreadsheets using Apps Script does not work with regular Google accounts and Google Apps Standard Edition accounts. However, you can always make a copy of a dummy spreadsheet and then modify it accordingly using Google Apps Script. Here is a sample code.
function createSpreadsheetInfolder() {
var dummySS = DocsList.getFileById('ID of dummy SS');
var myCopy = dummySS.makeCopy('My new file');
//Get your target folder
var folder = DocsList.getFolder('ID or path of folder');
myCopy.addToFolder(folder);
}
The answers already given don't seem to work, maybe they're outdated.
Here's my answer (worked for me).
var folders=DriveApp.getFoldersByName("existingFolder");
while (folders.hasNext()) {
var folder = folders.next();
var file=SpreadsheetApp.create("the file that must be in a folder");
var copyFile=DriveApp.getFileById(file.getId());
folder.addFile(copyFile);
DriveApp.getRootFolder().removeFile(copyFile);
}
Admittedly, my answer is derived from the previous ones, none of which did exactly what I needed. This function has been tested with current Google Apps Script and spreadsheet documents. With duplicate folder names it will work, but move the file to the first folder returned by the API.
// Arguments are a file object and a folder name.
function moveFileToFolder(file, folderName)
{
var folders = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(folderName);
var copyFile = DriveApp.getFileById(file.getId());
if (folders.hasNext()) {
var folder = folders.next();
folder.addFile(copyFile);
DriveApp.getRootFolder().removeFile(copyFile);
}
}
Now it is possible to create Google spreadsheet in a specific folder.
For that you need to use advanced drive service v2. Enable it from Advanced Services menu in google app script editor.
var oFile = placeGoogleSpreadsheetInSpecificFolder("my file", "target folder id");
var oSpreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.open(DriveApp.getFileById(oFile.getId()));
function placeGoogleSpreadsheetInSpecificFolder(sSpreadsheetName, sTargetFolderId) {
var oGeneratedFile = Drive.Files.insert({
"mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet",
"parents": [{
id: sTargetFolderId
}],
"title": sSpreadsheetName
});
return oGeneratedFile;
}
This solution worked perfectly fine for me.
This code works for me, I think there is no way to avoid the "remove from root" step, at least not that I know.
function createSpreadsheet() {
var folder = DocsList.getFolder('GAS');// this value as test for me
var root = DocsList.getRootFolder()
var newFileId = SpreadsheetApp.create('testNewSS').getId();// this defines the name of the new SS
var newFile = DocsList.getFileById(newFileId); // begin the 'move to folder process'
newFile.addToFolder(folder);
newFile.removeFromFolder(root);// had to do it in 2 separate steps
}
This question has beeen answerd in.
https://stackoverflow.com/a/19610700
It is a nice solustion.
folder.createFile("name", '',MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS);
using anything but a empty string leaves me with a error.
Just a 'heads up' for people who are reading this old answers like me. The most solutions are already deprecated. You have to use "moveTo" and you will not need to remove from root-directions or something else.
Have a look at this link for more details.
My solution to do so:
/**
* function createSS
* #description: Creates a new SpreadSheet with imported values and directly in provided folder
* #param {string} ssName name of SpreadSheet
* #param {object} sheetData values as range
* #param {object} ssFolder reference to a folder
*/
function createSS(ssName, sheetData, ssFolder = false){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.create(ssName);
ss.setSpreadsheetLocale("de");
if(ssFolder){
// Move to provided folder
var file = DriveApp.getFileById(ss.getId());
file.moveTo(ssFolder);
}
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
sheet.getRange(1, 1, sheetData.length, sheetData[0].length).setValues(sheetData);
return sheet;
}
Example with folder assignment:
var folders = DriveApp.getFileById(ssFileId).getParents();
var folder = folders.next();
// add new file (directly in correct folder)
var sourceSheet = createSS(newFileName, relevantValues, folder);
( This is only working this way, if you're sure your file is in 1 folder only. Otherwise, do it with .hasNext() and a loop )