Using a standalone script, I want to create a new sheet in a given folder.
function criaSheet(){
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById('ID');
folder.createFile('new Spreadsheet', '', MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS)
}
This code asks me to use Google Advanced Services, which one?
And this code creates the sheet in the root folder:
function criaSheet(){
SpreadsheetApp.create('mySheet')
}
You may need to create a new spreadsheet file, then move it to the folder, then delete the original:
function createNewFile(){
var newSS = SpreadsheetApp.create('AAAA11111');
var newID = newSS.getId();
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById('your folder ID');
var newFile = DriveApp.getFileById(newID);
newFile.makeCopy(folder);
//Delete original file
DriveApp.removeFile(newFile);
};
DriveApp.removeFile() seems to be removing the file without sending it to the trash. Which is fine by me, but Google Drive seems to be doing some weird stuff lately. From the Drive "Details" section, I can open the deleted file, even though there is no trace of it anywhere in any of my folders, including the trash.
If you want to try to figure out the Advanced Drive Service:
In the script editor, choose the Resources menu and Advanced Google Services.
Then turn the Drive API on:
Related
Using prior articles and questions found within stack overflow I was able to find a snippet of App Script that searches Gmail labels for attachments and moves them to a specific folder in Google Drive.
function saveAttachmentInFolder(){
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById('xxosi2');
var userId = "please.thanks#gmail.com";
var query = "label:thankyoucards-reports";
var res = Gmail.Users.Messages.list(userId, {q: query});//I assumed that this works
res.messages.forEach(function(m){
var attA=GmailApp.getMessageById(m.id).getAttachments();
attA.forEach(function(a){
folder.createFile(a.copyBlob()).setName(a.getName());
});
});
}
I need to modify this code to perform the following additional functions:
If file exists, overwrite and retain version history
I have also played around with the answer found in the following thread to no avail as I believe this is hard coded in some way and too specific to the one file type (xlsx) Copying attachments from Gmail to Google Drive folder and overwriting old files with Apps Script.
I believe your goal is as follows.
You want to check this using the filename between the existing file in the folder and the attachment file.
You want to overwrite the existing file with the attachment file.
In this case, how about the following modification? In this case, Drive API is used. So, please enable Drive API at Advanced Google services.
From:
folder.createFile(a.copyBlob()).setName(a.getName());
To:
var filename = a.getName();
var files = folder.getFilesByName(filename);
if (files.hasNext()) {
Drive.Files.update({}, files.next().getId(), a.copyBlob(), {supportsAllDrives: true});
} else {
folder.createFile(a.copyBlob()).setName(filename);
}
When this modified script is run, the existing file is searched from the folder using the filename of the attachment file. When the file is found, the file is overwritten by the attachment file. When the file is not found, the file is created as a new file.
Note:
In this modified script, the existing file is overwritten. So, please be careful about this. I would like to recommend using a sample file for testing the script.
Reference:
Files: update of Drive API v2
I have a script populate() to run an automation script on Google Sheets. I want this script to be run on over a hundred Google Sheets files. Is there a way to write a script to add to (or at least run) my populate() script on all those files? I prefer to be able to add the script to each file because we may need to run the scripts multiple times for each file. Otherwise, I will have to manually copy/paste the script to each sheet, which takes time.
Update: Removed the part about converting Excel files to Google Sheets because I found the answer for that on another thread here.
Solution
From what I have understood from your post, your question is about how to convert a series of Excel files inside a Drive folder into Google Sheets to then execute a function in them.
For that, you could iterate over all the files of your folder and convert them with the use of Drive.insert from the Drive API. For that, you will have to enable in your script the Advanced Google Services. If you do not know how to do so, please follow these indications.
The follow script performs what I think you are aiming for, it has self explanatory comments:
function convertExcelToGoogleSheets() {
// Id of the folder where you have all your excel files
var folderId = 'FOLDERID';
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId);
// Get all the files in your folder and iterate over them
var files = folder.getFiles();
// For each file:
while (files.hasNext()){
var file = files.next();
// Get its blob (content)
var blob = file.getBlob();
// Create the resource to insert the Google Sheet file. Put the same name
// as the original and set the type of the file to Google sheets and its
// parent folder to where the excel files are located
var resource = {
title: file.getName(),
mimeType: MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS,
parents: [{id: folderId}],
};
// User Drive API to insert the actual file and get its ID
var id = Drive.Files.insert(resource, blob).getId();
// Whatever function you want to perform in the newly created Google Sheet
// pasing the parameter of the file id
myScript(id);
}
}
// Set the first cell of all the converted sheets to "IT WORKED"
function myScript(id){
SpreadsheetApp.openById(id).getActiveSheet().getRange('A1').setValue('IT WORKED!');
}
EDIT: If you want to run a script for each of this converted sheets you can simply call it in the while loop and pass the new file id as a parameter to then be able to use the script (remember to encapsulate this script in a function).
I hope this has helped you. Let me know if you need anything else or if you did not understood something. :)
I am having trouble adding files to the shared google drive folder as well as not being able to remove specific types of files of any kind within my script. The shared google drive file gives me issues. The code below works for me on my own personal google drive folder for adding and removing CSV's from one google drive folder to any another that I specify. However, it does not work with our general shared google drive folder. I have been authorized permission via the google cloud console API for Drive & Sheets but I am still having permission issues. Any help or clarification on this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Here are two different pieces of code. The first one with function moveFiles() works on my personal drive but not in the shared folders. Here is also some more code that I was playing around with to test the shared folders in a simpler manner. I was able to get the putFile() function to put a newDoc inside a shared google drive folder but not able to remove it.
function moveFiles(source_folder, dest_folder)
{
// set current destination to grab the folder from
var currentFolder=DriveApp.getFolderById("1emSsRay_WI_z_qBUpQIoccxQID28FvB0");
// grab only the csv's within current folder
var docs = DriveApp.getFilesByType(MimeType.CSV);
// set target destination where we will store old csv's that have been processed & Analyzed
var destination = DriveApp.getFolderById("1wYG1Gd5z0-nucedSMOBn8ZJs68ZgR8Hb");
// iterate through the csv's files within the currentFolder, add them to the destination and remove them from the current folder
while (docs.hasNext())
{
var doc = docs.next();
destination.addFile(doc); // get error "Cannot use this operation on a shared drive item(line 13, file "SharedDriveMove")
currentFolder.removeFile(doc);
}
}
function putFile()
{
var newDoc = DocumentApp.create('Testing Team Drive MoveTo').getId();
var file = DriveApp.getFileById(newDoc);
var moveFile = DriveApp.getFolderById('1emSsRay_WI_z_qBUpQIoccxQID28FvB0').addFile(file);
}
function takeFile()
{
var filesIterator = DriveApp.getFilesByName('Testing Team Drive MoveTo');
while (filesIterator.hasNext())
{
var file = filesIterator.next();
}
var cleanup = DriveApp.getFolderById('1wYG1Gd5z0-nucedSMOBn8ZJs68ZgR8Hb').addFile(file,{"supportsAllDrives": true}); // get error "Cannot find method addFile(File,Object).(line 15,file"Code")
var moveFile = DriveApp.getFolderById('1emSsRay_WI_z_qBUpQIoccxQID28FvB0').removeFile(file,{"supportsAllDrives": true});
}
DriveApp is an Apps Script class whereby it has it's limitations among Drive. Also, as the documentation says:
This method does not delete the file, but if a file is removed from
all of its parents, it cannot be seen in Drive except by searching for
it or using the "All items" view.
You should do it with the Drive API instead:
Use "supportsAllDrives", otherwise it won't find the file if it's in a Shared Drive (until this is deprecated in 2020).
Drive.Files.remove("your file ID", {"supportsAllDrives": true});
You also have to authorize the Drive.File scope.
Good morning, I am running into some issues when creating a google app scripts to remove all files/folders from the root of the Google Drive. I have found the following code but it appears to error out when running;
function deleteFile(idToDLET) {
idToDLET = 'the File ID';
//This deletes a file without needing to move it to the trash
var rtrnFromDLET = Drive.Files.remove(idToDLET);
}
Error Code = Script function not found; myFunction
Thanks
Thanks to #CTOverton answer, I've created another version as I noticed that a File has the setTrashed method, which moves the file in the trash bin.
If the Drive has important files saved, I'd suggest to move files to trash instead of doing a permanent deletion, it may save you from a disaster while doing scripting experiments :-)
This version uses a folder id which you can get with: folder.getId().
You can use CTOverton's code to delete all files on your Drive (commented).
function emptyFolder(folderId) {
const folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId);
while (folder.getFiles().hasNext()) {
const file = folder.getFiles().next();
Logger.log('Moving file to trash: ', file);
file.setTrashed(true);
// Delete File
//Drive.Files.remove(file.getId())
}
}
Cheers
As #James D said, you are missing the myFunction which is the default function in order to run the script. Make sure to save your script first.
Here is the code to get all the files and delete them.
function myFunction() {
// Get all files in Drive
var files = DriveApp.getFiles();
// Delete every file
while (files.hasNext()) {
var file = files.next();
Logger.log('Deleting file "%s"',
file.getName());
// Delete File
Drive.Files.remove(file.getId())
}
}
In order to use DriveAPI, you need to add it through the Resources>Advanced Google Services menu. Set the Drive API to ON. AND make sure that the Drive API is turned on in your Google Developers Console. If it's not turned on in BOTH places, it won't be available.
WARNING
Apps scripts are stored as files in Google Drive...
This script upon running will remove any and all files in the connected google drive account, including itself.
Hope this helps!
as Title.
I utilized Google App Script to copy an existing spreadsheet to a new one. It was created at the root directory. How can I create a spreadsheet at the current folder where the code file located?
Thanks!
If you're using the makeCopy() method, you can pass the destination directory where you want the file to be created:
function leFunction(){
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById('spreadsheetId');
var destFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById('FolderId');
DriveApp.getFileById(spreadsheet.getId()).makeCopy(destFolder);
}