I am attempting to build a UI for a spreadsheet using GAS HtmlService. The HTML below is a very simple form with a single text box that pulls a value ("Kristina") from the sheet, successfully. However, when I try to submit the form a new tab is opened in Chrome that attempts to open the URL "bffc95ee-ff64-4d2c-xxxx-19d9824eb4b4.foo.bar/?fname=Kristina" with "xxxx" replacing more random letters and numbers (just in case). At no point do I use the words "foo.bar" in my code, so I'm pretty sure that that part isn't coming from me. It does not change each time or after logging out and back in. I'm getting the same result on two different computers.
<html>
<body>
<div>
<form id="formtest1">
<label>First Name</label>
<input name="fname" type="text" maxlength="255" value="<?= fname ?>"/>
<input type="submit" value="Submit"
onclick="google.script.run.processForm(document.getElementById('formtest1'));
google.script.host.close()"/>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
The above is being displayed using the following function:
function htmltest(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sht = ss.getActiveSheet();
var html = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile("HTML");
html.fname = sht.getRange(2, 3).getValue();
ss.show(html.evaluate());
};
If I understand correctly, the "google.script.run.processForm(...)" script in the HTML should trigger the following function, as set up in the projects triggers:
function onFormSubmit(){
Browser.msgBox("Test");
};
But it doesn't appear to do so as the form doesn't close and the msgBox doesn't appear. Only the foo bar URL in a new tab.
Hopefully I've explained the issue clearly and am not making an embarrassing mistake.
You cannot use a real "submit" button with google.script.run (this is a documented restriction in the user guide). Change it to "button" and it should work fine.
The project trigger onFormSubmit() will be triggered by a submission via the Forms Service. There is no relationship between this trigger and your HTML code; they are two different ways to interact with users.
An html forms pattern is shown in the HTML Service documentation here, and the script below is an adaptation of it.
Code.gs
The only real change from your original is that onFormSubmit() has been replaced with processForm(form), which includes a parameter, for the object that will be passed from the html code.
function onOpen() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var entries = [{
name : "htmltest",
functionName : "htmltest"
}];
sheet.addMenu("Custom Menu", entries);
};
function htmltest(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sht = ss.getActiveSheet();
var html = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile("HTML");
html.fname = sht.getRange(2, 3).getValue();
//Logger.log( html.getCodeWithComments() );
ss.show(html.evaluate());
};
function processForm(form){
var fname = form.fname;
Browser.msgBox("Test - " + fname);
};
HTML.html
This is a modification of your original, echoing the pattern from the documentation. The form submission SuccessHandler is a one-liner, which closes the dialog. Once it completes, the server-side function is invoked with the form content, retrieved using this.parentNode (to refer to the form).
There are other ways - see Get value of html text box in Apps Script function for a different approach.
<html>
<script type="text/javascript">
// SuccessHandler to close form
function close() {google.script.host.close();}
</script>
<body>
<div>
<form>
<label>First Name</label>
<input name="fname" type="text" maxlength="255" value="<?= fname ?>"/>
<input type="button" value="Submit" onclick="google.script.run
.withSuccessHandler(close)
.processForm(this.parentNode)"/>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Just add this to your script tag on your html file.
// Prevent forms from submitting.
function preventFormSubmit() {
var forms = document.querySelectorAll('form');
for (var i = 0; i < forms.length; i++) {
forms[i].addEventListener('submit', function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
});
}
}
window.addEventListener('load', preventFormSubmit);
Source: HTML Service: Communicate with Server Functions
Related
I want to search data from google sheet and show it in form by web app.
PAN is unique and 5 digit number. When we enter PAN ,5 digit number to( PAN) input form and click update button then it should search data for PAN in sheet and if match then bring entire row to the web form, otherwise it show unavailable.
When we enter PAN number and click update button , it show wrong data in form.
But when we check it by Logger.log() , it show right data .
I don't know and figure out why it show wrong data in web form when we click update button, Please help me and let me know what is the cause for this issue
function doGet(e)
{
return HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile("page");
}
function searchData(pan)
{
var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
//var nameList=ss.getRange("A1:A").getValues().flat();
//var panList=ss.getRange("B1:B").getValues().flat();
//var aadharList=ss.getRange("c1:c").getValues().flat();
//var emailList=ss.getRange("d1:d").getValues().flat();
//var phnList=ss.getRange("e1:e").getValues().flat();
var data=ss.getRange(1,1,ss.getLastRow(),5).getValues();
var panList=data.map(function(r){return r[1];});
var nameList=data.map(function(r){return r[0];});
var aadharList=data.map(function(r){return r[2];});`enter code here`
var emailList=data.map(function(r){return r[3];});
var phnList=data.map(function(r){return r[4];});
var index=panList.indexOf((pan));
if(index>-1)
{
var name=nameList[index];
var aadhar=aadharList[index];
var email=emailList[index];
var phone=phnList[index];
return [name,pan,aadhar,email,phone]
}
else
{ return "unavailable"}
}
Logger.log(searchData(66666))
//html file..(page.html)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<base target="_top">
</head>
<body>
<h1> Web App </h1>
<label> Name </label>
<input type="text" id="username">
<label> PAN</label>
<input type="number" id="userpan">
<label> Aadhar </label>
<input type="number" id="useraadhar">
<label> Email </label>
<input type="text" id="useremail">
<label> Telepnoe </label>
<input type="text" id="userphone">
<button id="btn"> Update </button>
<script>
//document.getElementById("userpan").addEventListener("input",search);
document.getElementById("btn").addEventListener("click",search);
function search()
{
var pan=document.getElementById("userpan").value;
if(pan.length==5)
{
google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(test).searchData(pan);
function test(s)
{
document.getElementById("username").value=s[0];
document.getElementById("userpan").value=pan;
document.getElementById("useraadhar").value=s[2];
document.getElementById("useremail").value=s[3];
document.getElementById("userphone").value=s[4];
}
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
From But when we check it by Logger.log() , it show right data . and your showing script, I thought that the reason of your issue might be due to that the values of panList are the number while var pan=document.getElementById("userpan").value is the string. In this case, even when the inputted value to the input tag is the number 66666, the value of var pan=document.getElementById("userpan").value is the string. By this, var index=panList.indexOf((pan)); is always -1.
If your script is simply modified, please modify it as follows.
From:
var data=ss.getRange(1,1,ss.getLastRow(),5).getValues();
To:
var data = ss.getRange(1, 1, ss.getLastRow(), 5).getDisplayValues();
By this, when pan of 66666, which is the string, is sent from Javascript to Google Apps Script, data retrieved by getDisplayValues() is the string. By this, var index=panList.indexOf((pan)); can be worked.
Note:
I thought that your Google Apps Script might be able to reduce the process cost as follows.
function searchData(pan) {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var range = sheet.getRange("B1:B" + sheet.getLastRow()).createTextFinder(pan).matchEntireCell(true).findNext();
if (range) {
return sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), 1, 1, 5).getValues()[0];
}
return "unavailable";
}
Note:
When you modified the Google Apps Script, please modify the deployment as a new version. By this, the modified script is reflected in Web Apps. Please be careful this.
You can see the detail of this in the report of "Redeploying Web Apps without Changing URL of Web Apps for new IDE".
References:
getDisplayValues()
createTextFinder(findText)
I am using Google sheets with app script to build a reservations chart for a hotel
Can someone please tell me if there is a way to add a Dialogue box to a google sheet that can ask multiple questions? I have found the Prompt Dialogue box but that seems to allow only one text box for data entry. I have something like this
var result = ui.prompt(
"Let's get to know each other!",
"Please enter your name:",
ui.ButtonSet.OK_CANCEL
);
// Process the user's response.
var button = result.getSelectedButton();
var text = result.getResponseText();
if (button == ui.Button.OK) {
// User clicked "OK".
ui.alert("Your name is " + text + ".");
} else if (button == ui.Button.CANCEL) {
// User clicked "Cancel".
ui.alert("I didn't get your name.");
} else if (button == ui.Button.CLOSE) {
// User clicked X in the title bar.
ui.alert("You closed the dialog.");
}
If there isnt something pre-built, can you please recommend how else I can capture data which would then feed a second sheet within the same spreadsheet .
many thanks
You need to use the HTML service
The method you are using is quite limited. To go further than that you would need to create your own HTML file and serve it from Apps Script. The flow of that is:
Create an HTML file in the script editor
Create your HTML form
Write a script on the HTML that calls a function on your gs script.
Sample code
Code.gs
// Creates form on UI
function form() {
var htmlOutput = HtmlService
.createHtmlOutputFromFile('form')
.setWidth(250)
.setHeight(300);
SpreadsheetApp.getUi().showModalDialog(htmlOutput, 'Add your info');
}
// Uses info passed from rendered HTML to add data to sheet.
function addForm(data){
console.log(data)
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getRange("A1:C1").setValues([data])
}
form.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<base target="_top">
<script>
// function to run when server-side script is successful
function onSuccess(){
google.script.host.close()
}
// function to run when form is submitted
function sendForm(){
console.log("RUNNING")
let name = document.getElementById("name").value
let country = document.getElementById("country").value
let DOB = document.getElementById("DOB").value
let data = [name, country, DOB]
// call server side function
google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(onSuccess).addForm(data)
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form" onsubmit="sendForm()">
<label for="name">First name:</label><br>
<input type="text" name="name" id="name">
<label for="country">Country:</label><br>
<input type="text" name="country" id="country">
<label for="DOB">DOB:</label><br>
<input type="text" name="DOB" id="DOB">
<input type="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
Explanation
When the function form() is run from the script editor, it displays your HTML in the Spreadsheet UI.
This shows a form with three text inputs and a submit button.
The submit button has a onsubmit="sendForm()" which is a function defined within the HTML.
It gets all the info from the form, and then calls google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(onSuccess).addForm(data). This is an asynchronous function that sends a request to the gs file to run the addForm function and then when successful, to run the onSuccess function in the HTML.
The onSuccess simply closes the form.
addForm adds the info to a range in the spreadsheet.
Reference
HTML service
Show Modal Dialog
google.script.run
I am working on a google add-on which uses an HTML sidebar. The sidebar has an HTML form with checkboxes. I want some of the checkboxes to be checked when the user opens the sidebar, based on some User Properties that will already have been initialized. (When the form submits, the Properties are updated. They all start as on). Here is the code for the sidebar:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<base target="_top">
<title>Settings</title>
<script>
function onSettingsOpen()
{
Logger.log("In the script");
console.log("In the script");
document.getElementById(propsList[0]).checked = (allPreferences.getProperty(propsList[0]) === "true");
document.getElementById(propsList[1]).checked = (allPreferences.getProperty(propsList[1]) === "true");
document.getElementById(propsList[2]).checked = (allPreferences.getProperty(propsList[2]) === "true");
document.getElementById(propsList[3]).checked = (allPreferences.getProperty(propsList[3]) === "true");
document.getElementById(propsList[4]).checked = (allPreferences.getProperty(propsList[4]) === "true");
document.getElementById(propsList[5]).checked = (allPreferences.getProperty(propsList[5]) === "true");
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="onSettingsOpen()">
<form id="baseSettings" onsubmit="event.preventDefault(); google.script.run.processForm(this)">
<h2>What settings would you like to be on? Please select all that apply.</h2>
<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checks" value="spaces" id="spaces">Double spaces
<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checks" value="punctuation" id="punctuation">Punctuation outside of quotes
<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checks" value="caps" id="caps">Capitilazation at beginning of sentences
<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checks" value="contractions" id="contractions">Contractions
<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checks" value="numbers" id="numbers">Small numbers
<br>
<input type="checkbox" name="checks" value="repWords" id="repWords">Repeated words
<br>
<br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
So as far as I can tell, the Logger.logs and Console.logs aren't running, which implies that the function just isn't running. However, I could not find documentation on running Console/Logger Log functions in an HTML script file; I'm not sure if that is actually the telling factor. What I can't figure out is where to run the function so that it can actually effect the checkboxes. I fear that running it onload of the body won't actually do anything to the checkboxes- it would have to run within the form itself. Where should I call the function?
Here is my create settings pane function:
function openSettings ()
{
populateData ();
initializePreferences();
Logger.log("Data is initialized; pref 1 = " +
allPreferences.getProperty(propsList[0]));
var htmlOutput = HtmlService
.createHtmlOutputFromFile('Settings.html')
.setWidth(300)
.setTitle("Settings");
DocumentApp.getUi().showSidebar(htmlOutput);
}
Any help appreciated!
You could use a function like this when you load the sidebar
<script>
window.onload=function(){
google.script.run
.withSuccessHandler(function(data){
//initialize your checkboxes here
})
.getPropertData();//go to server side to get access to PropertiesService data
};
Client to Server Communication
Your onSettingsOpen references propsList, but this is undefined. You should pass the data in the function by giving the function an argument, e.g. onSettingsOpen(preferences).
Assuming you are storing these preferences in some PropertiesService, when you call Properties.getProperties() you get back an object with key, value pairs. If you make these match your HTML input "id" attributes, you can just lookup the values in the object by passing the id as a key.
Inside the sidebar:
<script>
google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(onSettingsOpen).getAllPreferences();
// #param {Object} preferences - key, value pairs from Properties.getProperties()
function onSettingsOpen(preferences)
{
console.log("In the script");
const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type="checkbox"]');
for (let i = 0; i < checkboxes.length; ++i) {
checkboxes[i].checked = preferences[checkboxes[i].id];
}
}
</script>
Server-side code would need the appropriate getAllPreferences function:
function getAllPreferences() {
return PropertiesService.getUserProperties().getProperties();
}
I am creating a form in which I have added few items of type SCALE and I want the user to select from a scale of 1 to 3.
Now I want to dynamically add all these selected values such as the sum = selected value of scaleA + ..scaleB+ ..ScaleN.
So far I have managed to get all the SCALE items, but I am unable to get the value that use has currently selected.
The API gives only following methods getUpperBound() and getLowerBound() where as I want to get the value the user has currently selected.
Is there a way I can achieve this?
Note: I want to display the user the sum of selected value right away as he is filling in the form.
The piece of code that I have written so far
function myFunction() {
var form = FormApp.getActiveForm();
var items = form.getItems(FormApp.ItemType.SCALE);
for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++)
Logger.log(items[i].getId() + ':Title ' + items[i].getTitle()+ ':ScaleItem '+items[i].asScaleItem());
}
To make a dynamic form you will have to use google apps scripts to create your own from using HTML service. Like So: https://script.google.com/macros/s/AKfycby5b0Q2cuDSTl8VDIG60-9lnklAgeaZlXwmZq2slRG4h-fx6og/exec
Native form application from google cannot be used for making a dynamic form that updates while the form is live.
Html File: "ScaleForm", code source: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_output.asp
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<base target="_top">
</head>
<body>
<div id = "formDiv">
<form id = "scaleForm" oninput="x.value=parseInt(a.value)+parseInt(b.value)">
0
<input type="range" id="a" name="a" value="0" min ="0" max ="3">
3 <br>
+ <br> 0
<input type="range" id="b" name="b" value="0" min ="0" max ="3">
3 <br>
=
<output id = "c" name="x" for="a b"></output> <br>
<input type ="button" value ="Submit" onclick ="formSubmit()">
</form>
</div>
<br>
Values Submitted shown Below:
<div id="submittedValue">
</div>
<script>
function formSubmit(){
var formvalues = []
var d = new Date();
formvalues[0] = d.toString();
formvalues[1] = document.getElementById("a").value
formvalues[2] = document.getElementById("b").value
formvalues[3] = document.getElementById("c").value
var sub = document.getElementById("submittedValue")
sub.innerHTML = "Value 1: " +formvalues[1] +"<br>Value 2: "+formvalues[2] +"<br>Total: "+formvalues[3]
google.script.run.recordValues(formvalues)
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Google Script code:
function doGet() {
return HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile('ScaleForm')
.evaluate()
.setTitle('Scale Form for stack overflow');
}
function recordValues(formvalues){
var scale1 =formvalues[0]
var scale2 = formvalues[1]
var sum = formvalues[2]
// The above assignments are for reference sake only they are not used
var Ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById("Paste your Spreadsheet ID here to record the values")
var Sheet = Ss.getSheetByName("Responses")
Sheet.appendRow(formvalues)
}
How to run this:
In scripts.google.com create a script file and an HTML file named "ScaleForm".
Copy the HTML code the HTML file and script to the script file.
Use publish menu to deploy this as a web app and you should be good to go.
More details on web App can be found here: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/web
I looked at similar questions concerning this topic but still unable to fully understand how to obtain data entered in a form created by HTML.
Here is what I wanted to do:
Create a form (via HTML)
On form submission, data entered is used them to replace the appropriate placeholder keys
in an existing Google Document Template.
email the new Document with replaced text to the user.
I follow this tutorial and was able to get it work. The problem is the UI (Spreadsheet form) is not what I wanted. I want a form in HTML but unable to pull data correctly from it.
Here is a sample script I created using Spreadsheet Form.
var docTemplate = "1234567890"; // Template ID
var docName = "FinalDocument"; // Name of the document to be created
// When form gets submitted
function onFormSubmit(e) {
// Get information from form and set as variables
var email_address = e.values[1];
var full_name = e.values[2];
// Get document template, copy it and save the new document's id
var copyId = DocsList.getFileById(docTemplate)
.makeCopy(docName+' for '+full_name)
.getId();
// Open the temporary document
var copyDoc = DocumentApp.openById(copyId);
// Get the document's body section
var copyBody = copyDoc.getActiveSection();
// Replace place holder keys,in our google doc template
copyBody.replaceText('keyEmailAddress', email_address);
copyBody.replaceText('keyFullName', full_name);
// Save and close the temporary document
copyDoc.saveAndClose();
// Convert temporary document to PDF by using the getAs blob conversion
var pdf = DocsList.getFileById(copyId).getAs("application/pdf");
// Attach PDF and send the email
var subject = "Final Document";
var body = "Here is the form for " + full_name + "";
MailApp.sendEmail(email_address, subject, body, {htmlBody: body, attachments: pdf});
// Delete temporary file
DocsList.getFileById(copyId).setTrashed(true);
}
And here is the new form using HTML I just created.
<html>
<form id="myForm">
<input name="fullName" id="_fullName">
<input name="emailAddress" id="emailAddress">
<input type="button" id="submit" value="submit" onclick = "sendData()">
</form>
<script>
function sendData() {
google.script.run.processForm(document.getElementById("myForm"));
}
</script>
</html>
Could someone help me get started on how to transition from using Spreadsheet form to HTML form? How do I pull data from the HTML form?
You might want to refer to this question which I asked before at Accessing object is Google App Script
So for your case it should be:
// Get information from form and set as variables
var email_address = e.emailAddress;
var full_name = e.fullName;
And as for your HTML code
<html>
<form id="myForm">
<input name="fullName" id="_fullName">
<input name="emailAddress" id="emailAddress">
<input type="button" id="submit" value="submit" onclick = "google.script.run.processForm(this.parentNode)">
</form>
</html>
Please give a try, I did not have time to test the code. So sorry.