I have been searching for a way to copy certain cells from a row and paste them into another spreadsheet, but all I can seem to find are ways to do that just from sheet to sheet within one spreadsheet or questions that deal with code way above my head. I'm just now learning to code in Google Spreadsheets and I can't seem to get it right. Here is my code for now, I'm working on just copying one cell first and after I can do that I'll get a loop to iterate through the row and pick the cells I want to copy.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var master = SpreadsheetApp.openById('0AgcCWQn-aoI1dFpLVE4tSENwcThrYnlMUzhuRmdWU2c');
var target = SpreadsheetApp.openById('0AgcCWQn-aoI1dF96X2dBT2dVVFZ2SU1NRWdYTDJhT2c');
var master_sheet = master.getSheetByName("Steve2");
var target_sheet = target.getSheetByName("Corbin1");
var master_range = master_sheet.getRange("A1");
var target_range = target_sheet.getRange("A1");
master_range.copyTo(target_range);
Right now it is giving me an error saying that it cannot call the getRange method of null. I'm not sure if I'm using OpenById correctly or if I can even use that in this situation.
OK I've got it working now. It copies the row perfectly and it copies only the cells I want. Now I need help with the pasting part. It copies everything fine and puts it into the other sheet great, but I need it to copy into the next available row and into the first available columns. So if row 5 is the last column of data, I need it to paste into row 6 and take up the first 6 or so columns.
This is what I have so far.
function menuItem1() {
var sss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('0AgcCWQn-aoI1dFpLVE4tSENwcThrYnlMUzhuRmdWU2c'); // sss = source spreadsheet Steve2
var ss = sss.getSheetByName('Sheet1'); // ss = source sheet
//Message box asking user to specify the row to be copied
var answer = Browser.inputBox('What row would you like to copy?');
var range = parseInt(answer);
var array = [1,2,3,9,12,30];
//Runs a loop to iterate through array, using array elements as column numbers
for(var i = 0; i < array.length; i++){
var SRange = ss.getRange(answer,1,1,array[i]);
//get A1 notation identifying the range
var A1Range = SRange.getA1Notation();
//get the data values in range
var SData = SRange.getValues();
}
var tss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('0AgcCWQn-aoI1dF96X2dBT2dVVFZ2SU1NRWdYTDJhT2c'); // tss = target spreadsheet Corbin1
var ts = tss.getSheetByName('Sheet1'); // ts = target sheet
//set the target range to the values of the source data
ts.getRange(A1Range).setValues(SData);
//Confirmation message that the row was copied
Browser.msgBox('You have successfully copied Row: ' + answer);
}
You are getting this error maybe because your spreadsheet does not have a sheet called Steve2 or Cobin1. Try using the method master.getSheets()[0], this way you will get the first sheet without using their name.
You can algo use this piece of code to check the sheets names:
for(var x in master.getSheets()) {
Logger.log(master.getSheets()[x].getSheetName());
}
best,
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sure I had this down but just can't get it right. Had a script set up to get data from one sheet and put it into another one, which I have done but it leaves gaps when copying and I can't figure out how to solve it. I'm sure in the code, its where I have put a question mark, is where the problem lies.
I have tried put i, last, last+1, 10, 12 but none of these work, feel like i'm missing something small to get this right. Below is the code a link to view the sheet if needed (the sheet is just for me to learn from, a basic example if you will).
Thanks in advance and also if the code could be better written, please just let me know as still learning this :)
function copyInfo() {
var app = SpreadsheetApp;
var copySheet = app.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Copy");
for (var i = 2; i <12; i++) {
var getInfo = copySheet.getRange(2,2,i,2).getValues();
// get the info from range above - start at row 2 on column 2 (b), get number of rows i , number of columns = 2, b,c
var last = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Paste").getLastRow();
var pasteSheet = app.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Paste");
// Tell it where you want the info to go to
pasteSheet.getRange(last+1,1,?,2).setValues(getInfo);
var clearIt = copySheet.getRange(2,2,i,2).clearContent();
// this clears the copy range aka getInfo
}}
link to sheet
You can copy whole range at once using copyTo, so your function could be rewritten as:
function copyInfo() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var copySheet = ss.getSheetByName("Copy");
var pasteSheet = ss.getSheetByName("Paste");
// get source range
var source = copySheet.getRange(2,2,12,2);
// get destination range
var destination = pasteSheet.getRange(pasteSheet.getLastRow()+1,2,12,2);
// copy values to destination range
source.copyTo(destination);
// clear source values
source.clearContent();
}
sure I had this down but just can't get it right. Had a script set up to get data from one sheet and put it into another one, which I have done but it leaves gaps when copying and I can't figure out how to solve it. I'm sure in the code, its where I have put a question mark, is where the problem lies.
I have tried put i, last, last+1, 10, 12 but none of these work, feel like i'm missing something small to get this right. Below is the code a link to view the sheet if needed (the sheet is just for me to learn from, a basic example if you will).
Thanks in advance and also if the code could be better written, please just let me know as still learning this :)
function copyInfo() {
var app = SpreadsheetApp;
var copySheet = app.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Copy");
for (var i = 2; i <12; i++) {
var getInfo = copySheet.getRange(2,2,i,2).getValues();
// get the info from range above - start at row 2 on column 2 (b), get number of rows i , number of columns = 2, b,c
var last = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Paste").getLastRow();
var pasteSheet = app.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Paste");
// Tell it where you want the info to go to
pasteSheet.getRange(last+1,1,?,2).setValues(getInfo);
var clearIt = copySheet.getRange(2,2,i,2).clearContent();
// this clears the copy range aka getInfo
}}
link to sheet
You can copy whole range at once using copyTo, so your function could be rewritten as:
function copyInfo() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var copySheet = ss.getSheetByName("Copy");
var pasteSheet = ss.getSheetByName("Paste");
// get source range
var source = copySheet.getRange(2,2,12,2);
// get destination range
var destination = pasteSheet.getRange(pasteSheet.getLastRow()+1,2,12,2);
// copy values to destination range
source.copyTo(destination);
// clear source values
source.clearContent();
}
I am trying to copy data from 1 spreadsheet to another, I have successfully implemented something i found online that works with a specific range
function cloneGoogleSheet() {
// source doc
var sss = SpreadsheetApp.openById("spreadsheetkey1");
// source sheet
var ss = sss.getSheetByName('_tab_name_source');
// Get full range of data
var SRange = ss.getRange(7,3,5,1);
// get A1 notation identifying the range
var A1Range = SRange.getA1Notation();
// get the data values in range
var SData = SRange.getValues();
// target spreadsheet
var tss = SpreadsheetApp.openById("spreadsheetkey2");
// target sheet
var ts = tss.getSheetByName('tab_name_destination');
// Clear the Google Sheet before copy
//ts.clear({contentsOnly: true});
// set the target range to the values of the source data
ts.getRange(A1Range).setValues(SData);
};
The above piece coding work perfectly however I need to copy 18 different ranges that i cant just merge into 1 range. I considered the option of using the above however "multiplying" it 18 times for each range that however seems like a very inelegant solution.
I found a working solution that works if it stays within the same spreadsheet since it uses copyto instead of get/set values. The values part works perfectly since it doesnt mess with merge cells formatting. I have been struggling past 2-3 hours in merging the below-working code with elements from the first code to make a working script.
function test () {
try {
var spread = SpreadsheetApp.openById("spreadsheetkey");
var sheet = spread.getSheetByName("tab_name_source");
var rlist = sheet.getRangeList(["c7:c11", "g7:g11", "k7:k11"]);
sheet = spread.getSheetByName("tab_name_destination");
for( var i=0; i<rlist.getRanges().length; i++ ) {
var r1 = rlist.getRanges()[i];
var r2 = sheet.getRange(r1.getA1Notation());
r1.copyto(r2);
}
}
catch(err) {
Logger.log(err);
}
}
I tried initially to adapt the 2nd piece of coding to using setvalues however i had not been able to succesfully implement the part of getvalues within the scope of this code. I figured once I got this piece of code working with get and set values instead of Copyto i would only need to add the spreadsheetid of the other spreadsheet to get the final result
Try this:
function myFunction() {
var sourceSS = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sourceSheet = sourceSS.getSheetByName("sheetname");
var targetSS = SpreadsheetApp.openById("spreadsheet id here");
var targetSheet = targetSS.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var ranges = ["C7:C11", "G7:G11", "K7:K11"];
ranges.forEach(range => {
var data = sourceSheet.getRange(range).getValues();
targetSheet.getRange(range).setValues(data);
})
}
Source sheet:
Destination sheet:
References:
setValues()
getValues()
I am trying to have a script run that will basically find the row id in my spreadsheet then copy and paste that ID as a value instead of the formula. My solution feels clunky and I've run into a couple of issues.
The main issue is that I only want the script to update active rows (ie rows that have content in them), which is variable. This sheet is updated constantly throughout the day, and I really only want it to find and write the row id once per day (basically, these are tasks to be handed out and the row id sets priority). My plan is once I get the find row id/paste value scripts going, I'll use a trigger to run daily.
I'm a bb when it comes to coding and understanding scripts, so maybe explain it to me like im 5 if you can.
function getRowId(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var cell = sheet.getRange("I2:I");
cell.setFormula("=row()");
}
function pasteValue(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sourceSheet = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var sheet = ss.getSheets();
var range = sourceSheet.getRange("I2:I");
range.setValues(range.getValues());
}
You can do the whole process in just one function. Here is the code I tested and worked successfully pasting the correlated row number in the "I" column of each row.
function pasteValue(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sourceSheet = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var range = sourceSheet.getDataRange().getValues();
for(var i=0; i<(range.length - 1); i++) {
var cell = sourceSheet.getRange(2 + i, 9);
cell.setValue(2 + i);
}
}
This code will do it only for the range of rows where is data already present, because it's using the getDataRange() function to make it more efficient. If you want to set the row number for all the rows present (even if they don't have any data), you need to change the declaration of the "range" variable to this:
var range = sourceSheet.getRange("I2:I");
I'm trying to create a Google Script that copies rows from one Google Sheet into different sheets based on the value of a cell.
The cell value are states in the United States. The master spreadsheet has data from a registration form that is being imported into it all the time. When a new registration happens (and the data is imported into the master sheet), I'd like the script to run and copy that row of data into the appropriate state sheet.
Here's where I'm at:
Get master sheet
Find the last row
Get the value of the cell in the column "state"
Copy that row into one of 50 different sheets depending on what state it is.
Run the script every time the master sheet is updated (via an API).
Any help would be appreciated. I'm definitely a newbie when it comes to scripting and this is just hurting my head.
Here's the code I have so far:
function myFunction() {
// Get Source Spreadsheet
var source = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
// Get Source Sheet from Spreadsheet
var source_sheet = source.getActiveSheet();
// Get Active Range from Sheet
var lastRow = sheet.getLastRow();
// Get the Value of the State Cell
var cellValue = Range.getCell(lastrow,3);
// Copy Last Row to Appropriate State Sheet
if ( cellValue == 'Alaska') {
var target = SpreadsheetApp.openById("");
var target_sheet = target.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
target_sheet.appendRow(lastRow);
}
}
With this code:
// Get Active Range from Sheet
var lastRow = sheet.getLastRow();
The getLastRow() method returns an integer. Then further down in your code, you are using the lastRow variable as the data for appendrow() which won't work;
target_sheet.appendRow(lastRow);
The code should probably be something like this:
var target = SpreadsheetApp.openById("");
var target_sheet = target.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var lastRowOfData = source_sheet
.getRange(source_sheet.getLastRow(), 1, 1, source_sheet.getLastColumn())
.getValues(); //Returns a two dimensional array
var oneD_Array = lastRowOfData.join().split(","); //Creates a one D array
target_sheet.appendRow(oneD_Array);
The appendRow() method takes a one dimensional array. The getValues() method returns a 2 Dimensional array, so it must be converted. Because you are only getting one row of data, it's easy to convert. The outer array only has one inner array. The one inner array has all the cell values of the row.
Here's the answer for what I came up with for the code:
function myFunction() {
// Get Source Spreadsheet
var source = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
// Get Source Sheet from Spreadsheet
var source_sheet = source.getActiveSheet();
// Get Last Row
var lastRow = source_sheet.getLastRow();
// Get Last Column
var lastColumn = source_sheet.getLastColumn();
// Get Last Row of Data
var lastRowOfData = source_sheet.getRange(lastRow, 1, 1, lastColumn).getValues();
// Creates a one dimensional array
var oneD_array = lastRowOfData.join().split(",");
// Get the Value of the State Cell
var cellValue = source_sheet.getRange(2,7).getValue();
// Copy Last Row to Appropriate State Sheet
if ( cellValue == "New York" ) {
var target = SpreadsheetApp.openById("");
var target_sheet = target.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
target_sheet.appendRow(oneD_array);
}
}