Let's say I have a lot of columns and one of them contains "impressions" string (on row 3). What I need to do is to:
1) Find the cell with "impressions" string
2) Get column number or i.e. "D"
3) Based on what I got paste a formula into i.e. D2 cell which gets AVERAGE from a range D4:D*last*
I couldn't find it anywhere so I have to ask here without any "sample" code, since I have no idea on how to achieve what I want. (3rd one is easy but I need to get that "D" first)
There's no way to search in Google Apps Script. Below is a function that will accomplish the first 2 parts for you (by iterating over every cell in row 3 and looking for "impressions"):
function findColumnNumber() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1'); // insert name of sheet here
var range = sheet.getDataRange(); // get the range representing the whole sheet
var width = range.getWidth();
// search every cell in row 3 from A3 to the last column
for (var i = 1; i <= width; i++) {
var data = range.getCell(3,i)
if (data == "impressions") {
return(i); // return the column number if we find it
}
}
return(-1); // return -1 if it doesn't exist
}
Hopefully this will allow you to accomplish what you need to do!
The indexOf method allows one to search for strings:
function findColumnNumber() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet() //whatever tab the code is run on
var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
var header_row_num = 1; // TODO: change this to whichever row has the headers.
var header = data[header_row_num -1] //Remember JavaScript, like most programming languages starts counting (is indexed) at 0. For the value of header_row_num to work with a zero-index counting language like JavaScript, you need to subtract 1
//define the string you want to search for
var searchString = "impressions";
//find that string in the header and add 1 (since indexes start at zero)
var colNum = header.indexOf(searchString) + 1;
return(colNum);
Related
I am trying to take the Data in the scan it columns and conditionally filter it into the commercial or manufacturing sheet.
I tried writing a formula as an if function basically saying if it equals "Company" put it in manufacturing column, if not(if the rest) then put into commercial column.
I tried coding it backend in app script, but had an issue grabbing the last row from scan it and correctly adding the item #, vendor, and quantity into the last row of either Commercial or Manufactured.
The scan it section is an importrange function so more data will be entered into it once the code is working correctly.
I ran into dead ends with both. This is obviously an advanced code and I only did a little bit of coding in college. Below is a script that I had been messing with trying to get it to filter the data properly, but I couldn't get it to run. Any help would be appreciated!
function myFunction() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1')
//Get last rows for MFG
var mfgvalues = sheet.getRange(3, 5, sheet.getLastRow()).getValues();
//var mfglast = mfgvalues.filter(String).length;
//Get last rows for Comm
var commvalues = sheet.getRange(3, 1, sheet.getLastRow()).getValues();
//var commlast = commvalues.filter(String).length;
//Get last rows for Scann
var scanvalues = sheet.getRange(2, 12, sheet.getLastRow()).getValues();
//var scanlast = scanvalues.filter(String).length;
//Filter Accordingly
if (scanvalues == "IMMCO") {
var scanrange = sheet.getRange("L2:N").getLastRow().getValues();
//var scanlastrow = scanrange.getLastRow().getValues();
var mfgrow = sheet.getRange("E3:G").getLastRow();
scanlastrow.copyTo(mfgrow)
} else {
var scanrange = sheet.getRange("L:N").getLastRow.getValues();
//var scanlastrow = scanrange.getLastRow().getValues();
var commrow = sheets.getRange("A3:C").getLastrow()
scanlastrow.copyTo(commrow)
}
}
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D0FvVoTADi3t3ENPceB14QYYI4lNI6C3xj2OF-St7Is/edit?usp=sharing
GOOGLE SHEET OUTPUT WANTED
Option1:
Using FILTER() to filter your data set if vendor name is equal to "COMPANY" as mentioned in your description
Formula in Cell A3:
=filter(L3:N,LEN(L3:L)>0,UPPER(M3:M)<>"COMPANY")
Formula in Cell E3:
=filter(L3:N,LEN(L3:L)>0,UPPER(M3:M)="COMPANY")
Output:
Option2:
Using apps script to filter your data set.
Sample Code:
function filter(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1');
//Get item count for Scann
var scanCnt = sheet.getRange('L3:L').getValues().flat().filter(String).length;
Logger.log(scanCnt);
//Get last rows for Comm
var commLastRow = sheet.getRange('A1:A').getValues().flat().filter(String).length;
Logger.log(commLastRow);
//Get last rows for MFG
var mfgLastRow = sheet.getRange('E1:E').getValues().flat().filter(String).length;
Logger.log(mfgLastRow);
//Get Scann data if item count is not zero
if(scanCnt){
var commItem = [];
var mfgItem = [];
var dataRange = sheet.getRange(3,12,scanCnt,3);
var data = dataRange.getDisplayValues();
//Loop all scann data and separate mfg with comm
Logger.log(data.length)
data.forEach(item => {
Logger.log(item);
if(item[1].toUpperCase() == "COMPANY"){
mfgItem.push(item);
}else{
commItem.push(item);
}
});
Logger.log(mfgItem);
Logger.log(commItem);
//Append comm items
sheet.getRange(commLastRow+1,1,commItem.length,commItem[0].length).setValues(commItem);
//Append mfg items
sheet.getRange(mfgLastRow+1,5,mfgItem.length,mfgItem[0].length).setValues(mfgItem);
//Optional: Clear content of scann column
dataRange.clearContent();
}
}
What it does?
Get the item count to filter in Scan it column by selecting the range L3:L. Get its value. Change 2-d array to 1-d array using array.flat(). Use array.filter() to remove empty values. Then get its length
Get the last row of Commercial(ColumnA) and Manufactured(ColumnE) column.
If item count obtained in step1 is not zero. Then get the data range and its value
Loop all data value (by row) one-by-one. Check if vendor index is equal to "COMPANY" then add it to mfgItem array. Else, add it to commItem array
Append mfgItem and commItem under Manufactured Column and Commercial Column
(Optional) Clear the data under Scan-it Column
Note:
You can check the execution log to further understand the procedure done. I included some debug logs in the sample code.
Output:
I have a button that I want to click, which will scroll me to a certain position. I've done this in order to get me to row 100:
function ScrollMe(){
var file = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = file.getActiveSheet();
var row = 100;
file.setActiveCell(sheet.getRange(row,1));
}
What I want to do if a find a list of all cells that are in column 'B' that contain (REGEX=>"Version: [0-9]?[0-9]?[0-9][.]?[0-9]?[0-9]? [a-zA-Z]+"), and then go to the last value that this is like. So basically, go to the last cell in column 'B' that starts with "Version: " and then has a single, double, or triple-digit number, a decimal point, and then two numbers after, and then any amounts of letter text after the fact. I want it to look like this:
function ScrollMe(){
var file = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = file.getActiveSheet();
//C# lambda
var row = FindAll(a=> a.COLUMN == 'B' && a.VALUE.RegexMatch("Version: [0-9]?[0-9]?[0-9][.]?[0-9]?[0-9]? [a-zA-Z]+"));
file.setActiveCell(sheet.getRange(row,1));
}
I assume that you expect the script to find the last cell in the column B that match your regex. If that is the case, you can use this code:
function ScrollMe() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
var data = sheet.getRange("B:B").getValues();
var regex = new RegExp(
'Version: [0-9]?[0-9]?[0-9][.]?[0-9]?[0-9]? [a-zA-Z]+');
for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
if (regex.test(data[i][0])) {
var lastMatch = i;
}
}
sheet.setActiveRange(sheet.getRange(lastMatch + 1, 2));
}
The previous code used your approach. It will first read the full column B, and after that will iterate to find the last cell that match the regex; and when it finds the cell, it will select it. Please, ask me if you have any doubts about the function.
I'd like to know how can I can import a range excluding all rows from the source that come after the first empty row.
For example, let's say I have a sheet with 200 rows, but the row 101 is empty, but from 102 to 200 all rows have values. I'd like to import only rows 1:100.
I need to do it independently of how many rows has the source sheet, because we regularly import data and the number of valid rows grows on every import.
it would be like this:
=ARRAYFORMULA(
IMPORTRANGE("ID_or_URL", "Sheet3!F1:F"&MIN(IF(
IMPORTRANGE("ID_or_URL", "Sheet3!F1:F")="", ROW(A:A), ))))
Adding to what's already here, if you would like to do this more generically using Apps Script, you can bind this to the sheet and run as you need.
Assuming that Column A is being used for the data in the Sheet to Copy to, you can find the first row which is blank by running
function obtainFirstBlankRow() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName('SHEET-TO-COPY-TO');
// search for first blank row
var col = sheet.getRange('A:A');
var vals = col.getValues();
var count = 0;
while (vals[count][0] != "") {
count++;
}
return count + 1;
}
This will return a number corresponding to the first row in which the cell in the A column is blank - you can change which column it checks if you need by replacing A:A in sheet.getRange() to the range you need.
You can then use:
function myFunction() {
var startRow = 1; //assuming you want to copy from row 1
var endRow = obtainFirstBlankRow();
var startCol = 1; // assuming you want to copy starting at column A
var endCol = 26; // assuming copying values up to column Z
var startRowPaste = 1; //assuming you want to copy starting at row 1
var startColPaste = 1; // assuming you want to copy starting at column A
//example range to copy from
var rangeToCopy = SpreadsheetApp.openById('IDOfSheetToCopyFrom').getSheetByName('SheetToCopyFrom')
var rangeToCopy = rangeToCopy.getRange(startRow, startCol, endRow, endCol);
//make sure the range you're copying to is the same size
var newRange = SpreadsheetApp.openById('IDOfSheetToCopyTo').getSheetByName('SheetToCopyTo')
var newRange = newRange.getRange(startRowPaste, startColPaste, rangeToCopy.getNumRows(), rangeToCopy.getNumColumns());
newRange.setValues(rangeToCopy.getValues());
}
To copy the data to the new Range.
In Google Sheets I'm trying to create a script that will take the value from the active cell and paste that value to any cell in Column B containing the string "HR". Any ideas?
This isn't too bad; you just have to wrap your head around a few concepts from Apps Script and Javascript to make it efficient. But first let's start with the naive approach!
function firstTry() {
var activeSheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet(); // whatever is open
var activeCell = SpreadsheetApp.getCurrentCell(); // this is a single-cell range
var activeCellValue = activeCell.getValue(); // could be a string, number, etc
// Now let's look in column B for stuff to change
for (var i = 1; i <= activeSheet.getLastRow(); i++) {
var cell = activeSheet.getRange("B" + i);
var val = cell.getValue();
var valStr = String(val); // We could have gotten a number
if (valStr.indexOf("HR") != -1) {
cell.setValue(activeCellValue);
}
}
}
This will probably work, but isn't too efficient: each call to getValue() or setValue() takes some time. It'd be better to just get all the values at once, and then paste back a modified Column B when we're satisfied:
function improvement() {
var activeSheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet(); // whatever is open
var activeCell = SpreadsheetApp.getCurrentCell(); // this is a single-cell range
var activeCellValue = activeCell.getValue(); // could be a string, number, etc
// Now let's look in column B for stuff to change
var rowsWithData = activeSheet.getLastRow() - 1;
var colBRange = activeSheet.getRange(1, // start on row 1
2, // start on column 2
rowsWithData, // this many rows
1); // just one column
// Let's get the data as an array of arrays. JS arrays are 0-based, btw
var colBData = colBRange.getValues();
for (var i = 0; i < colBData.length; i++) {
var val = colBData[i][0]; // row i, first column
var valStr = String(val); // We might have gotten a number
if (valStr.indexOf("HR") != -1) {
colBData[i][0] = activeCellValue; // modify copied data
}
}
// Lastly, write column B back out
colBRange.setValues(colBData);
}
You could go further with a fancy filter function instead of looping over the data explicitly, but that starts to get less clear.
Caveats as the OP points out in comments below, blindly calling setValues like this will pave over any formulas you have. This would have been no big deal, except that this includes hyperlinks. You could get really involved by calling getFormulas in parallel with getValues and then decide whether to call setValue or setFormula depending on the original contents of each cell.
Here is the set up
We have a contest with all employees based on project scores. Each project has two categories of employees(4 employees per category) and two scores(one for each category of employee).
I need to grab all the scores for the employees and output it into a spreadsheet. The following spreadsheet has misc. columns removed
Sheet Explanation
The sheet labeled "Example data" is the source we will be pulling data from
We need to match Editor and Editor Score
We need to match Webmaster and webmaster score
The sheet labeled "Example output" is what I want to be generated in another spreadsheet named "Contest Result" with the sheet name from the source sheet(They are named by date ranges).
We need to compile each employee by the categories
We need to compile all scores to the row for a singular employee
I had found this Removing Duplicates Article that seemed to at least process the information and compare it in a manner that I think this can be done, but am failing to make it work due to being inexperienced.
Did not know what Transpose was till someone commented :)
Here is the solution in another article for how to pull it off with Google Apps Script and with using the spreadsheet option.
How to split and transpose results over 2 columns
Here is the actual code I used to make it work(it is a little horrible but I tried) suggestions on how to improve this?:
function createScoreSheet() {
// Get Source spreadsheet
var source = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var sourceSheet = source.getActiveSheet();
var SourceActivate = sourceSheet.activate();
// Set Sheet Name
var sheetName = sourceSheet.getSheetName();
// Set Values to transpose and combine
var sourceEditor = sourceSheet.getRange("C1:C51");
var sourceWeb = sourceSheet.getRange("D1:D51");
var editorScores = sourceSheet.getRange("L1:L51");
var webScores = sourceSheet.getRange("K1:K51");
// Used to create a new spreadsheet
var sheetNameNew = sheetName + " Scores";
var createSheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().insertSheet(sheetNameNew,0);
var targetSheet = source.getSheetByName(sheetNameNew);
var totalScore = 1;
// s is the the counter we use to stick values into the rows
var s = 3;
// n is the the counter we use to stick values into the columns
var n = 1;
// loops through twice, once for the editor values, once for the webmaster
for (var j = 1; j<3; j++) {
if (j == 1) {
// grab values for the editors and copy to new sheet
sourceEditor.copyTo(targetSheet.getRange("A1"));
editorScores.copyTo(targetSheet.getRange("B1"));
// delete the header row then sort the column ASC by default
targetSheet.deleteRow(n);
targetSheet.sort(1);
// Find the last value to see how many scores we have
var lastRow = targetSheet.getLastRow();
}
if (j == 2) {
// grab values for the webmasters and copy to new sheet
sourceWeb.copyTo(targetSheet.getRange(n,1));
webScores.copyTo(targetSheet.getRange(n,2));
// delete the header row then sort the column ASC by default
targetSheet.deleteRow(n);
lastRow = targetSheet.getLastRow();
targetSheet.getRange(n,1,lastRow,2).sort(1);
lastRow = targetSheet.getLastRow();
}
// this loop will check to see if the value of the cell is equal to the next on the list and move the score
for (var i = 1; i<lastRow+1; i++) {
// Grab the name of the current row and the next
var firstName = targetSheet.getRange(n,1).getValue();
var nextName = targetSheet.getRange(n+1,1).getValue();
// Grab the scores
var oldScore = targetSheet.getRange(n+1,2);
var newScore = targetSheet.getRange(n,s);
// Loop to check to see if the firstname is blank and break to find the next value
if (firstName === "") {
break;
}
// checks to see if name is equal to the next then shifts then copies the score and adjust the horizontal position
if (firstName == nextName) {
totalScore = oldScore + newScore;
oldScore.copyTo(newScore);
s = s+1;
targetSheet.deleteRow(n+1);
}
// resets horizontal position for the score and increases the row
else {
s=3;
n=n+1;
}
}
// kills remaining rows
targetSheet.deleteRows(n,37);
}
}
I would do it like this:
If you want to generate the names automatically as well, then write this to the output sheet A1:
=unique('Example Data'!B2:B) - This function simply generate the editor names to the A2-A5 cells.
Now write this to the B2 cell:
=transpose(filter('Example Data'!E:E,'Example Data'!B:B=A2)) - This function filters the editor points according to the given name in the beginning of the row (in this case its A2). Then transposes the result in a horizontal form. To get the result for the other rows, simply populate this formula down.
I think you can find out the rest. :)
Hope it helps.