Sending email as per desired format in Apps script - google-apps-script

I have a script to send emails but it is not sending as per my desired format.
Can it be possible to send emails like this:-
Now my script is sending like this:-
TF,Unfunded,Platform,Link,,TF,Unfunded,,Data,Link,Date,Round,Funds,Domain,,Date,Round,Fundings,Domain,Changes Made,,,,,,7-May-02,Incorporation,2037.41,Shaji Vadakke Parambath,Vinay Gupta,Add round,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
My code is:

You can use a loop like this. If you want to get a better response, in the future I would recommend giving us access to a spreadsheet that has data consistent with the example and access to the script editor. It's difficult to copy code or data from an image. Which makes it less likely that someone will step up to help you. It would also be appreciated if you would take a stab at the code yourself. This code does work and I tested it with fake data.
This will comma separate all of the values in the row that it sends. The last column must be empty to qualify for sending and the 8 column must not be blank.
function SendingEmails()
{
var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var sh=ss.getActiveSheet();
var startRow=5;
var rg=sh.getDataRange();
var vA=rg.getValues();
var subject='Your Subject';
var emailaddress='Your Email Address';
for(var i=startRow-1;i<vA.length;i++)
{
if(!vA[i][vA[0].length-1] && vA[i][7])//not already sent and some data is available
{
//Logger.log('Send Mail: %s',formatAsTable(vA[i]));
//var userInterface=HtmlService.createHtmlOutput(formatAsTable(vA[i]));
//SpreadsheetApp.getUi().showModelessDialog(userInterface, 'Format As Table')
MailApp.sendEmail(emailaddres,subject,vA[i].join(','))
sh.getRange(i+1,vA[0].length).setValue('mailsent');
}
}
}
function formatAsTable(vA)
{
var s='<style>table{border:1px solid #000;}th,td{border:1px solid #000;}"</style><table><tr>';
for(var i=0;i<vA.length-1;i++)
{
s+='<td>' + vA[i] + '</td>';
}
s+='</tr></table>';
return s;
}

I suggest you install SheetConverter (created by David Bingham (Mogsdad)). Google it and it gives great instructions on how to install the library. The, I modified the example given to this:
function example() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var range = ss.getActiveSheet().getDataRange();
var conv = SheetConverter.init(ss.getSpreadsheetTimeZone(),
ss.getSpreadsheetLocale());
// Grab an array for formatted content
var array = conv.convertRange(range);
// Get a html table version, with all formatting
var html = conv.convertRange2html(range);
MailApp.sendEmail(Session.getActiveUser().getEmail(), 'Daily report','' ,{htmlBody: html})
}
It sent a test I set up of your data perfectly.

Related

Error on line 1: Content is not allowed in prolog

I am trying to scrape a table of price data from this website using the following code;
function scrapeData() {
// Retrieve table as a string using Parser.
var url = "https://stooq.com/q/d/?s=barc.uk&i=d";
var fromText = '<td align="center" id="t03">';
var toText = '</td>';
var content = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url).getContentText();
var scraped = Parser.data(content).from(fromText).to(toText).build();
//Parse table using XmlService.
var root = XmlService.parse(scraped).getRootElement();
}
I have taken this method from an approach I used in a similar question here however its failing on this particular url and giving me the error;
Error on line 1: Content is not allowed in prolog. (line 12, file "Stooq")
In related questions here and here they talk of textual content that is not accepted being submitted to the parser however, I am unable to apply the solutions in these questions to my own problem. Any help would be much appreciated.
How about this modification?
Modification points:
In this case, it is required to modify the retrieved HTML values. For example, when var content = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url).getContentText() is run, each attribute value is not enclosed. These are required to be modified.
There is a merged column in the header.
When above points are reflected to the script, it becomes as follows.
Modified script:
function scrapeData() {
// Retrieve table as a string using Parser.
var url = "https://stooq.com/q/d/?s=barc.uk&i=d";
var fromText = '#d9d9d9}</style>';
var toText = '<table';
var content = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url).getContentText();
var scraped = Parser.data(content).from(fromText).to(toText).build();
// Modify values
scraped = scraped.replace(/=([a-zA-Z0-9\%-:]+)/g, "=\"$1\"").replace(/nowrap/g, "");
// Parse table using XmlService.
var root = XmlService.parse(scraped).getRootElement();
// Retrieve header and modify it.
var headerTr = root.getChild("thead").getChildren();
var res = headerTr.map(function(e) {return e.getChildren().map(function(f) {return f.getValue()})});
res[0].splice(7, 0, "Change");
// Retrieve values.
var valuesTr = root.getChild("tbody").getChildren();
var values = valuesTr.map(function(e) {return e.getChildren().map(function(f) {return f.getValue()})});
Array.prototype.push.apply(res, values);
// Put the result to the active spreadsheet.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
ss.getRange(1, 1, res.length, res[0].length).setValues(res);
}
Note:
Before you run this modified script, please install the GAS library of Parser.
This modified script is not corresponding to various URL. This can be used for the URL in your question. If you want to retrieve values from other URL, please modify the script.
Reference:
Parser
XmlService
If this was not what you want, I'm sorry.

Is GAS/google sheet an alternative option to PHP/mySQL?

I keep finding forum results that refer to the google visualiser for displaying my query results. But it just seems to dump the data in a pre-made table. I haven't found a way to write my own custom table dynamically.
In the past, when I have hacked together PHP to make use of mySQL DB, I would simply connect to my DB, run a query into an array, then cycle through the array and write the table in HTML. I could do IF statements in the middle for formatting or extra tweaks to the displayed data, etc. But I am struggling to find documentation on how to do something similar in a google script. What is the equivalent work flow? Can someone point me to a tutorial that will start me down this path?
I just want a simple HTML page with text box and submit button that runs a query on my Google sheet (back in the .gs file) and displays the results in a table back on the HTML page.
Maybe my understanding that GAS/google sheets is an alternative to PHP/mySQL is where I'm going wrong? Am I trying to make a smoothie with a toaster instead of a blender?
Any help appreciated
Welcome David. Ruben is right, it's cool to post up some code you have tried. But I spent many months getting my head around Apps-script and love to share what I know. There are several ways to get the data out of a Google sheet. There is a very well document Spreadsheet Service For GAS. There is also a client API..
There is the approach you mention. I suggest converting the incoming data to JSON so you can do with it as you like.
Unauthenticated frontend queries are also possible. Which needs the spreadsheet to be published and set to anyone with the link can view, and uses the Google visualisation API
var sql = 'SELECT A,B,C,D,E,F,G where A = true order by A DESC LIMIT 10 offset '
var queryString = encodeURIComponent(sql);
var query = new google.visualization.Query('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/'+ spreadsheetId +'/gviz/tq?tq=' + queryString);
query.send(handleSampleDataQueryResponse);
function handleSampleDataQueryResponseTotal(responsetotal) {
var myData = responsetotal.getDataTable();
var myObject = JSON.parse(myData.toJSON());
console.log(myObject)
}
Other Approaches
In your GAS back end this can get all of your data in columns A to C as an array of arrays ([[row1],[row2],[row3]]).
function getData(query){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1');
var range = sheet.getRange('A1:C');
var data = range.getValues();
// return data after some query
}
In your GAS front end this can call to your backend.
var data = google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(success).getData(query);
var success = (e) => {
console.log(e)
}
In your GAS backend this can add data to your sheet. The client side API will also add data, but is more complex and needs authentication.
function getData(data){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1');
var range = sheet.getRange('A1:C');
var data = range.setValues([[row1],[row2],[row3]]);
return 'success!'
}
In your GAS frontend this can send data to your backend.
var updateData = [[row1],[row2],[row3]]
var data = google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(success).getData(updateData);
var success = (e) => {
console.log(e)
}
Finally
Or you can get everything from the sheet as JSON and do the query in the client. This works okay if you manipulate the data in the sheet as you will need it. This also needs the spreadsheet to be published and set to anyone with the link can view.
var firstSheet = function(){
var spreadsheetID = "SOME_ID";
var url = "https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/" + spreadsheetID +"/1/public/values?alt=json";
return new Promise((resolve,reject)=>{
$.getJSON(url, (data)=>{
let result = data.feed.entry
resolve(result)
});
})
}
firstSheet().then(function(data){
console.log(data)
})

getMessageById() slows down

I am working on a script that works with e-mails and it needs to fetch the timestamp, sender, receiver and subject for an e-mail. The Google script project has several functions in separate script files so I won't be listing everything here, but essentially the main function performs a query and passes it on to a function that fetches data:
queriedMessages = Gmail.Users.Messages.list(authUsr.mail, {'q':query, 'pageToken':pageToken});
dataOutput_double(sSheet, queriedMessages.messages, queriedMessages.messages.length);
So this will send an object to the function dataOutput_double and the size of the array (if I try to get the size of the array inside the function that outputs data I get an error so that is why this is passed here). The function that outputs the data looks like this:
function dataOutput_double(sSheet, messageInfo, aLenght) {
var sheet = sSheet.getSheets()[0],
message,
dataArray = new Array(),
row = 2;
var i, dateCheck = new Date;
dateCheck.setDate(dateCheck.getDate()-1);
for (i=aLenght-1; i>=0; i--) {
message = GmailApp.getMessageById(messageInfo[i].id);
if (message.getDate().getDate() == dateCheck.getDate()) {
sheet.insertRowBefore(2);
sheet.getRange(row, 1).setValue(message.getDate());
sheet.getRange(row, 2).setValue(message.getFrom());
sheet.getRange(row, 3).setValue(message.getTo());
sheet.getRange(row, 4).setValue(message.getSubject());
}
}
return;
};
Some of this code will get removed as there are leftovers from other types of handling this.
The problem as I noticed is that some messages take a long time to get with the getMessageById() method (~ 4 seconds to be exact) and when the script is intended to work with ~1500 mails every day this makes it drag on for quite a while forcing google to stop the script as it takes too long.
Any ideas of how to go around this issue or is this just something that I have to live with?
Here is something I whipped up:
function processEmails() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
var messages = Gmail.Users.Messages.list('me', {maxResults:200, q:"newer_than:1d AND label:INBOX NOT label:PROCESSED"}).messages,
headers,
headersFields = ["Date","From","To","Subject"],
outputValue=[],thisRowValue = [],
message
if(messages.length > 0){
for(var i in messages){
message = Gmail.Users.Messages.get('me', messages[i].id);
Gmail.Users.Messages.modify( {addLabelIds:["Label_4"]},'me',messages[i].id);
headers = message.payload.headers
for(var ii in headers){
if(headersFields.indexOf(headers[ii].name) != -1){
thisRowValue.push(headers[ii].value);
}
}
outputValue.push(thisRowValue)
thisRowValue = [];
}
var range = ss.getRange(ss.getLastRow()+1, ss.getLastColumn()+1, outputValue.length, outputValue[0].length);
range.setValues(outputValue);
}
}
NOTE: This is intended to run as a trigger. This will batch the trigger call in 200 messages. You will need to add the label PROCESSED to gmail. Also on the line:
Gmail.Users.Messages.modify( {addLabelIds:["Label_4"]},'me',messages[i].id);
it shows Label_4. In my gmail account "PROCESSED" is my 4th custom label.

Copying google apps script with forms

I'm running into a strange issue that is causing me considerable difficulty hoped someone her might have some insight.
I have a form that is accepting responses and sending the results to a sheet. I've written an additional onsubmit script that then marks up some other sheets both in order to facilitate tracking and to provide a prefilled url that can be sent next time the form needs to be submitted.
The forms are for student data collection and I therefor need three each collecting data about students in different years. My issue is that I can't seem to copy the scripts to the other forms without them ceasing to work.
I have taken the following approaches:
Initially I just tried duplicating the entire form and then changing it, this meant the scripts came along with the copy.
I then tried keeping the duplicated form but deleting out all the script information and copy and pasting the script to a new project within the form.
I then tried creating a new test form and copy and pasting the script to that - again no success.
All attempts have resulted in the data being successfully submitted to the responses sheet but the script either not triggering or failing silently.
I can't see anything in the script I have produced that would cause it to work only on one form but I'm not very experienced in JS and it may be I am not seeing something obvious ( I am aware there are some foolish bits in the script but this is the version I know works).
If anyone can point out anything that would make the script not work for any other forms or can explain how the script can be successfully copied I'd be really grateful.
Code:
/* onsubmit function that creates a prefilled url and prints to sheet */
function onSubmit(e) {
var subject = "ICT";
//generate url
var url=e.response.toPrefilledUrl();
var responses = e.response;//e is of type formresponse.
var name = responses.getItemResponses()[0].getResponse();
var sheet1 = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl("https://docs.google.com/a/rbair.org.uk/spreadsheets/d/1w_rCPJR-O9_fUs1T5HKmaTUsRjk_9JRVRPxV2kJzNMk/edit#gid=0").getSheetByName("Admin");
update(name, subject);
//print to cell in feedback sheet
var data = sheet1.getDataRange().getValues();
for(i=0; i<100; i++)
{
if(data[i][1]==name)
{
sheet1.getRange(i+1, 3).setValue(url);
}
}
}
function test()
{
var name = "Piers Hartley";
var subject = "ICT";
update(name, subject);
}
function update (name, subject)
{
//var name = "Piers Hartley";
//var subject = "ICT";
var msheet = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl("https://docs.google.com/a/rbair.org.uk/spreadsheets/d/1IauIkNCrE95qNAL2KxfJhespEcRWuMXYGzkkjwFnezg/edit#gid=0");
var refsheet = msheet.getSheetByName("Subject Teachers");
var track = refsheet.getRange(2,10).getValue();
var tsheet = msheet.getSheetByName(track);
var trdr = tsheet.getDataRange();
var trdata = trdr.getValues();
var lcol = trdr.getLastColumn();
var lrow = trdr.getLastRow();
for(i=0; i<lcol; i++)
{
if (trdata [0] [i] == subject)
{
for (j=1; j<lrow; j++)
{
if (trdata [j] [i] == name)
{
tsheet.getRange(i+2, j+1).setValue("Done");
}
}
}
}
}
Have you added the On Form Submit trigger? (under Resources in the script editor).

Create timestamp with script editor when email is sent by Google Spreadsheet

I am currently receiving data through an RSS feed into my spreadsheet. I have a script (below) which I am hoping to run on a time trigger (every minute) to check the data and then in turn send an email out if the data meets certain criteria.
Problem: After the first email is sent out, I want to create a system to check (timestamp?) within the script if an email for that particular row of data has already been sent. Is this the best way to do this? How do I do it? Script is below.
function sendEmail(email_address, email_subject, email_message) {
MailApp.sendEmail(email_address, email_subject, email_message);
}
function test_sendEmail() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var cell = sheet.setActiveCell('A2');
var criterion_cutoff = 5;
var i = 0;
var addr;
var subj;
var msg;
do {
addr = cell.offset(i,0).getValue();
subj = cell.offset(i,1).getValue();
msg = cell.offset(i,2).getValue();
criterion = cell.offset(i,3).getValue();
if(criterion < criterion_cutoff) {
sendEmail(addr,subj,msg);
Browser.msgBox('Sending email to: ' + addr);
}
i++;
} while( cell.offset(i, 0).getValue().length > 0 )
Browser.msgBox('Done!');
}
If I'm understanding your question correctly, you want some way of marking which rows in the spreadsheet that you've already sent emails for, so that you don't send duplicates. If so, then this tutorial shows one way of doing that: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/articles/sending_emails#section2