I created a document bound script in Google Docs that allows me to select a part of some text in a document. Then when I click my menu button it will make a copied document with only the selected text in it. The script then shares the copied document and emails the person that it was shared with them.
I would like it to be possible that the user of the shared document is able to read that document, and send a message back via a form on what he thought about it. So he would also go to a customized menu button, click on it, a form would pop up and he would email me back with the text.
I know how to do this in Google Apps Script manually. I can go to the copied document and just add that script. But how do I automize this? I looked at the Google Apps Script references but could not find anything.
It is not possible to embed a script in a document using a script.
You could use a template that has a script , make a copy of it and add your content to that copy instead of creating the new doc from scratch.
Depending on the document content it might be very simple ...or just a bit more complex since you will have to add each element in turn. There are a few examples of this process here: How to copy a template and insert content from another document? :
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I have a client that uses Google forms to take orders and wants to be able to turn the resulting Sheet into a document of Packing Slips. Being a python person I am currently taking her .tsv and making nice HTML printable docs but want to be able to make a plug-in for her so that on any Sheet of this type she can click "Make Packing Slips" and it either opens a new tab with generated HTML (I'm ok using googles templating) or maybe even convert the HTML into a PDF and save it to her drive? Either way I'd rather design the document all in HTML and CSS rather than trying to make a google doc if at all possible. Is the feasible? Any starting points? Thanks!
You need to learn about Google App Script => https://developers.google.com/apps-script/overview
Then these Links should suffice
HTML Service: Create and Serve HTML
Google Container-bound Scripts for Google App Script (Can not post link for this due to low reputation)
Is there a way to copy a hyperlink object to the clipboard with just a button push in browser, to paste in email?
This is not a duplicate question from this post
How does Trello access the user's clipboard?
But rather an extension of it. The post above only describes how to copy a text string. I'm asking how to copy a hyperlink object (with the click of a button) that i can past into an email.
I would suggest maybe using Clipboard.JS in order to implement this functionality. It works without using Flash and it works.
I'm trying to use Google Apps Script to add hyperlinked rows to a GridItem, ideally that act as tooltips. Am I trying to do more than is possible with Google Apps Script?
Here's the situation: I have a GridItem type question that has lengthy row descriptions. To clean up the interface, I'd like to present a short summary of the description that, when clicked/hovered, reveals the full text. To do this, I'd need to turn the short summary into a hyperlink. However, I haven't seen any way to insert hyperlinks in GridItem rows. I thought that Google Apps Script may allow me to do this.
So far, I've tried entering a string followed by .setLinkUrl(), using createAnchor('text', url), using markdown, and actually inserting, as text, <a href='http://google.com'>Google</a>' for the row. Nothing has worked so far.
Is this possible at all?
EDIT:
I apologize - I didn't research this question well enough before posting. Turns out Google Forms auto-detects URLs and posts them as links in the live form. I still have an issue with this, though - I'd rather have some specified text displayed to the user instead of the URL (some of my URLs are lengthy). Anyone know how to do this?
You can design the main elements of the Google form the normal way. Then preview the live form, copy the generated html file, hosted in your website.
Then you can replace the <a>...</a> tag that is generated by Google Form by one you need e.g. <a href='http://google.com'>Google</a>
keep sure you don't disturb any styles or code that may be needed by the Google form to work.
This solution need to have your own web hosting.
You will need to point your users to your website not the live form preview.
I know how to add a custom menu to a Google Document (when the script is 'inside' the Document -- see here), but if I am creating a Document with a script
var doc = DocumentApp.create('Doc name');
I can't figure out how to add a custom menu to that document at the same time. How do I get a reference to the Document?
What you can do is start from a 'template'. So have a template document which contains a script that adds the menu to the document. And in your script, make a copy of this template document and use it.
You can use the DocsList API to make copies of existing templates
I am working on a payroll web app for my company. I was wondering if there is anyway to run a script from within another script. Such as having a hyperlink or something similar that the user could go and see a different UI and everything. If this is not possible, does anyone knows how to submit a copy of a html form to an email? I been trying to do this but GAS removes the styles and the JavaScript code that fills the form before sending it. I just need at least an image of the form so the manager could print it out and sign it.
Thanks
Yes, you can link from one script to another using regular anchors.
It's not Apps Script stripping your emailed form of this stuff. Email clients, including Gmail, intentionally don't support complex HTML. If you want an image, try creating a Google Doc with the DocumentsApp, converting it to pdf with document.getAs("application/pdf") and then emailing that.