I don't have much experience using Javascript but I'm developing a simple code to filter some information relevant to a professor I'm helping. I am searching the row number of a certain amount of data using a for and then I'm using an array to store all the rows that contain those words. Since I'm using Appscript, I only need to relocate a certain amount of data from the row I'm returning to a final row I've already know. My code is as follows:
if(cell === "Average")
{
index++;
initialcoords[index] = n; // n is the iteration variable in the for
}
I've tested the contents of the array and they are just fine, so I'm storing correctly the rows. The problem is that I'm using a different method to paste the data in a different sheet in Google Spreadhsheets. My code to do so is the following:
function pasteInfo()
{
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var source = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet 1");
var destination = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet 2");
var range = source.getRange(initialcoords[1], 1, 8, 3);
range.copyValuesToRange(destination, 4, 6, 4, 6);
}
My probelm is the getRange() since it prints an error like this:
can't find method getRange((class),number,number,number).
I believe that even if n is declared as an integer, the values that I'm returning are of a different type incompatible with the getRange() method. Could anyone help me to confirm this and to help me convert it to integer? I would really appreciate your help.
You first need to define the Sheet you want to get the data from since a Spreadsheet can have multiple Sheets.
You need to ensure you have appropriate default values defined before using the parameters, otherwise the interpreter will start making guess.
Provide defaults if parameters are empty:
function fillLine(row, column, length, bgcolor)
{
row = row || 0;
column = column || 0;
length = length || 1;
bgcolor = bgcolor || "red";
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
sheet.getRange(1+row, 1+column, 1, length).setBackground(bgcolor)
}
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Im learning Google app script while building a dashboard. I'm collecting data from several sheets. My goal is to see by how many rows each sheet grows every week. This gives me insight in how my business is doing.
I can get the length of all the sheets I want to check, however I cant find any code which helps me to find the first empty cell in a specific row. I want to place the length of each sheet there (in my dashboard datacollection sheet) to create a graphs later on.
What I have is:
var range = ss.getRange(2, 1, 1, 1000);
var waarden = range.getValues();
Logger.log(waarden);
var counter = 0
for (var j = 0; j < ss.getLastColumn(); j++) {
Logger.log(waarden[0][j]);
if (waarden[0][j] == ""){
break
} else {
counter++;
}
Logger.log(counter);
}
This works but I can't image this being the best solution (or quickest solution). Any tips in case my length goes beyond 1000 without me noticing it (although it would take a couple of years to do so in this case ;) )?! Why does getLastColumn() behave so much different than getLastRow()?
Thanks for helping me learn :)
*** edited I figured out I have to use if (waarden[0][j] === ""){ with three = otherwise if my sheet in the row that I use as a check has a length of 0 than this is also counted as empty with two =operators.
Try indexOf()
function firstEmptyCell () {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = ss.getRange(2, 1, 1, ss.getMaxColumns());
var waarden = range.getValues();
// Get the index of the first empty cell from the waarden array of values
var empty_cell = waarden[0].indexOf("");
Logger.log("The index of the first empty cell is: %s", empty_cell);
}
This will give you the column position of the empty cell starting from a 0 index. So if the returned index is 4, the column is "E".
edit: As for the getLastColumn() question; you could use getMaxColumns() instead. Updated code to get all columns in the sheet.
Alright stack friends,
I'm working on my first projects using google scripts and it's been pretty fun so far. My project is to create a form for data entry that can either accept an ID number and fill in the rest of the fields, or let the user fill out the entire form. Basically my method to fill in the other fields is just to have a lookup table on the second sheet. When the user submits a form, the script runs, looks for the ID of the last row, scans the reference table for the ID, and then fills in the details.
I think the problem I'm having is the assumption that the data from the form is already in the sheet when the script runs. The problem I noticed is that the script sometimes fails to fill in the gaps. I tried creating form submissions in a loop with the same ID and they function somewhat erratically but it seems like the last sumbission always works which would make sense if the script executions are not matching up with the form submissions. Here's the script for reference:
function fillGaps() {
// First take in the appropriate spreadsheet objects and get the sheets from it
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById(id);
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var refSheet = ss.getSheets()[1];
// Here's the last rows' index
var lastRow = sheet.getLastRow();
var lastRowRef = refSheet.getLastRow();
// now this is an array of values for the last row and the student ID entered
var response = sheet.getRange(lastRow, 1, 1, 7).getValues();
var enteredID = response[0][1];
// Next we're going to try to load up the lookup table and scan for the ID
var stuIDs = refSheet.getRange(2, 4, refSheet.getLastRow()).getValues();
var row = 0;
while(enteredID != stuIDs[row] && row <= lastRowRef){
row++;
}
// Okay at this point the row variable is actually -2 from what the sheet index
// is that I'm thinking of. This is because we didn't load the first row (names)
// and the way arrays are indexed starts with 0.
row++;
row++;
// now assuming that it found a match we'll fill in the values
if(row < refSheet.getLastRow()){
// Alright now we need to wrangle that row and format the data
var matchedRow = refSheet.getRange(row, 1, 1, 6).getValues();
// modify the response
var replacement = [response[0][0],enteredID, matchedRow[0][1],matchedRow[0][0],matchedRow[0][2],matchedRow[0][4],matchedRow[0][5]];
sheet.getRange(lastRow, 1, 1, 7).setValues([replacement]) ;
}
}
So I'm wondering:
Does this seem like the right diagnosis?
If so, what would be the best way to remedy? I thought of adding a little delay into the script as well as trying to capture the submissions timestamp (not sure how to do that)
Thank you much!
The following code gives a 2D array:
var stuIDs = refSheet.getRange(2, 4, refSheet.getLastRow()).getValues();
Also,refSheet.getLastRow gives the last row, lets say it is 10 in this case. The syntax for getRange is getRange(row, column, numRows) and the last argument is the number of rows, not the last column. So in the above code the selected range would be row 2 - 11 rather than 2- 10. Unless that is what you intended, modify the code like so:
var stuIDs = refSheet.getRange(2, 4, refSheet.getLastRow()-1).getValues();
To access the values in stuIDs you should use stuIDs[row][0] (2D array) to check for matching ID. Assuming your ID was to be matched was in column 1.
Secondly, in the loop you are using the following to check for the last index in array row <= lastRowRef which will cause it go out of range(because array starts at 0 and sheet row at 1) instead use this row < stuIDs.length
Finally, in case you don't find a match you will end up with the last row and your code will end you taking the last row as the matched index. This can be prevented by using a boolean variable to check for a match.
var foundId = false
var row = 0;
var i = 0;
for (i in stuIDs){
if(stuIDs[i][0] == enteredID)
foundID = true
break
}
}
row = i + 2
if (foundID){
var matchedRow = refSheet.getRange(row, 1, 1, 6).getValues();
// modify the response
var replacement = [response[0][0],enteredID, matchedRow[0][1],matchedRow[0][0],matchedRow[0][2],matchedRow[0][4],matchedRow[0][5]];
sheet.getRange(lastRow, 1, 1, 7).setValues([replacement]) ;
}
PS: You can also use event objects to get the values of response (eventObj.values). As mentioned here: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/triggers/events
Hope that helps!
I currently have a code that can get the row number of a cell that contains a specific string. Here's an example of the code:
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var values = ss.getRange("B:B").getValues();
var i=j=firstrow=lastrow=0;
for(i=0;i<values.length;i++)
for(j=0;j<values[i].length;j++) {
if(values[i][j]==5100) firstrow=i+1;
else if(values[i][j]=='EOL') lastrow=i-2;
}
I was wondering if it's possible to do something like above, but for columns, that way my script will not fall apart if an user accidentally move a column.
So, what are doing is using .getRange("B:B") to define that you want all rows in column B. Then using getValues() to return all of those rows as a multidimensional array(obviously this will only have one column - so you probably don't need that other for loop).
So instead you can just use .getRange(row, column) (where row and column are integers greater than 1), this way you can go through the spreadsheet one item at a time using getValue(). So you could initially look through the first row to find the column index you are after, and then look down the rows to find the data you require.
Something like this might work for you:
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var valueColumn;
for(i=1;i<ss.getLastColumn();i++) {
if (ss.getRange(1,i).getValue() == "ColumnName") {
valueColumn = i;
break;
}
}
//At this point I assume that we have a value in valueColumn, if not this won't work.
var values = ss.getRange(2, valueColumn, ss.getLastRow()).getValues();
var i=firstrow=lastrow=0;
for(i=0;i<values.length;i++) {
if(values[i][0]==5100) firstrow=i+1;
else if(values[i][0]=='EOL') lastrow=i-2;
}
One thing to keep in mind is that arrays are 0 based where as getRange(row,column[,rows]) is 1 based.
My spreadsheet is only small, so speed impacts of doing one call and getting all data is minimal, but if you are actually using a large sheet you might find one method works faster than another.
I had a asked an earlier question about retrieving records from a database, here: Retrieving Records from a Google Sheet with Google Script
I'm fairly comfortable with manipulating arrays and creating my own sorting algorithms, but I want to use the existing Array.sort() method to organize the data because of its speed. I'm finding that I can easily use this to sort a 2D array by the first column of data, but I can't find the syntax to sort on a different column of data, other than the first.
The closest that I've found is this: Google Apps Script Additional Sorting Rules. However, these inputs haven't worked for me. Here is what I get for the following code, for my array, tableData:
tableData.sort([{ column: 1}]);
=>TypeError: (class)#4dde8e64 is not a function, it is object. (line 49, file "sortTablebyCol")
tableData.sort([{column: 1, ascending: true}]);
=> TypeError: (class)#4d89c26e is not a function, it is object. (line 50, file "sortTablebyCol")
What is the proper syntax for choosing which column of data to sort on?
The array.sort method can have a function argument to choose on what part you want to sort. Code goes like this :
array.sort(function(x,y){
var xp = x[3];
var yp = y[3];
// in this example I used the 4th column...
return xp == yp ? 0 : xp < yp ? -1 : 1;
});
EDIT
Following your comment, here is a small demo function that should help to understand how this works.
Instead of using short form if/else condition I used the traditional form and splitted it in 3 lines to make it easier to understand.
function demo(){
// using a full sheet as array source
var array = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getActiveSheet().getDataRange().getValues();
Logger.log('Unsorted array = '+array);
array.sort(function(x,y){
// in this example I used the 4th column...
var compareArgumentA = x[3];
var compareArgumentB = y[3];
// eventually do something with these 2 variables, for example Number(x[0]) and Number(y[0]) would do the comparison on numeric values of first column in the array (index0)
// another example x[0].toLowerCase() and y[0].toLowerCase() would do the comparison without taking care of letterCase...
Logger.log('compareArgumentA = '+compareArgumentA+' and compareArgumentB = '+compareArgumentB);
var result = 0;// initialize return value and then do the comparison : 3 cases
if(compareArgumentA == compareArgumentB ){return result }; // if equal return 0
if(compareArgumentA < compareArgumentB ){result = -1 ; return result }; // if A<B return -1 (you can change this of course and invert the sort order)
if(compareArgumentA > compareArgumentB ){result = 1 ; return result }; // if a>B return 1
}
);
Logger.log('\n\n\nSorted array = '+array);
}
I added a couple of Logger.log to check starting, intermediate and final values. Try this in a spreadsheet.
Hoping this will help.
It seems if instead of using .getValues , you restrict to .getDataRange then perhaps your original sort code "tableData.sort([{column: 1, ascending: true}]);" can work if you avoid the square bracket.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("A1:C7");
// Sorts by the values in the first column (A)
range.sort(1);
// Sorts by the values in the second column (B)
range.sort(2);
// Sorts descending by column B
range.sort({column: 2, ascending: false});
I found this in Google Documentation
My suggestion is to use a library like underscore.js which has a lot of useful functions to manipulate collections, arrays, map/reduce, sorting etc... Works without a glitch with Google Apps Script. That's the first library I add to any project I start on GAP.
So, I'm trying to write a script using the onEdit() event, which will basically remove links that are duplicates (technically, it removes everything, and only puts back things which aren't duplicates).
My code works fine all the way until it's time to write back non-duplicates. Namely, the line in which I use range.setValues(). I understand that it needs an array of arrays of cells which to edit, and that said array needs to fit in the range.
So far, I have :
if (unique)
{
newData.push(editedRow[0]);
Browser.msgBox(newData);
}
Unique is a variable I use that is false if an exact entry was found. With the msgBox command, I can verify that newData contains what it needs to contain. Further down, I have :
newDataFinal = [newData];
Browser.msgBox('Put values '+newDataFinal+' in range ' +range.getA1Notation());
range.setValues(newDataFinal);
To my knowledge, this should make NewDataFinal an array of arrays, which I can verify if I change setValues() to setValue(), which writes [[22.0, 13.0, 23.0]] (for my example) in the spreadsheet, which looks like an array of arrays to me.
The range should also match, since for this example, I get a prompt along the lines of "Put values 22,13,23 in range B2:B4" from the msgBox, which seems as a fitting range.
So, what am I doing wrong?
Here's the rest of the code (please excuse the abundancy of comments/msgboxes and lack of elegancy, the priority is to get it to work, I can probably optimize it and clean it up a bunch afterwards) :
function onEdit(e)
{
var range = e.range;
var values = range.getValues();
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
if (sheet.getName() != 'testiranje') return;
newData = new Array();
// Browser.msgBox(range.getA1Notation());
range.clear();
var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
var counter = 0;
for (editedRowIndex in values)
{
unique = true;
editedRow = values[editedRowIndex];
// Browser.msgBox('Edited Row ' +editedRow);
for(i in data)
{
var row = data[i];
// Browser.msgBox('Old Row '+row);
for (j in row)
{
// Browser.msgBox(row[j] + ' vs ' + editedRow[0])
if (editedRow[0] == row[j])
{
Browser.msgBox('Hit! '+editedRow[0]);
unique = false;
}
}
}
if (unique)
{
// Browser.msgBox('Pushing '+editedRow[0]+' in newdata');
newData.push(editedRow[0]);
Browser.msgBox(newData);
}
}
newDataFinal = [newData];
Browser.msgBox('Put values '+newDataFinal+' in range ' +range.getA1Notation());
range.setValues(newDataFinal);
// range.setNote('SCIENCE');
}
I didn't test your code because I didn't feel like creating a sheet for it but what I can suggest (that should solve this issue in any case) is to replace your range.setValues(newDataFinal); with this :
sheet.getRange(range.getRowIndex(),range.getColumnIndex(),newDataFinal.length,newDataFinal[0].length).setValues(newDataFinal);
And if you want to know why the range and array didn't fit you can use this code :
(I used Browser because you seem to like it... I prefer Logger.log)
Browser.msgBox('data height = '+newDataFinal.length+', data width = '+newDataFinal[0].length+' and range height is '+range.getHeight()+', range width is '+range.getWidth()+' ... does it fit ?');
Note : I'm almost sure that your initial range is bigger than the newData array since you remove elements from the initial data... My best guess would be that heights don't fit. (but that's only a guess ;-) since you didn't mention the error message you get...)
the problem is that you cant change cells from an onEdit handler. see the docs. instead install your own onEditCustom handler.