I created a template spreadsheet which had a Google Apps Script embedded in it. I called it "Master Script". Then I created a copy of the template and noticed that the script also got copied over as "Copy of Master Script".
However, recently I observed that the master script is not getting copied over. Did Google make a change to disable the copy of the master script? How can I get this functionality back again now?
I don't believe there have been any changes. I've noticed that some of my copies don't copy scripts over properly. It gives some kind of error ("There was a problem with the copy" or something), and that seems to be consistent from my POV when scripts aren't copied. If you notice it consistently I would open an issue with Google Apps Script issue log
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[Google Script] How can I automatically link the written google script with all google spreadsheets that I will create/upload in the future?
I have written a code to translate the spreadsheet "from" -> "to" a desired language through 2 clicks (through added ribbon "Translate"). However, I would like to have this functionality in any future spreadsheet I upload/create in my Google Drive.
As it stands now, whenever I create a new spreadsheet, the Google script is not linked to it. I have to manually copy the written Google Script through "Apps Script", save and run it. Which kinda ruins the experience and joy of automation in my manual life.
Thanks!
I have tried searching online but to no avail (spent more time than I like)
I'm new to this google script thing so I'm not sure what should I do with this. So, I'm working with 8 folders with files with the same structure and scripts. So, when I opened my projects on the Google App Script. I currently have 178 projects. I just want to ask if the picture below is a normal thing or is there a way for me to minimize it since some of it has the same scripts? Can I use one project in multiple sheets?
As you can see in the picture below, I do have 8 ARCS_AP_ROWS since I duplicate the spreadsheet 8 times. The scripts in there were all the same.
The reason you are having a separate script for each spreadsheet is because you created container-bound scripts.
What are container-bound scripts?
According to the Apps Script documentation:
A script is bound to a Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, or Forms file if it was created from that document rather than as a standalone script. The file a bound script is attached to is referred to as a "container". Bound scripts generally behave like standalone scripts except that they do not appear in Google Drive, they cannot be detached from the file they are bound to, and they gain a few special privileges over the parent file.
TL;DR - they're scripts created for one particular document.
So even though you essentially have the same script, the document on which the script acts is different.
What you can do
Create a standalone script and use SpreadsheetApp.openById("SPREADSHEET_ID") and pass the SPREADSHEET_ID parameter in order to open a specific spreadsheet;
Create an add-on.
Reference
Container-bound Scripts;
Standalone Scripts;
Apps Script SpreadsheetApp Class - openById(id);
Google Workspace Add-ons.
I'm working on a Google Sheets add-on in Google Apps Script and want to know how I can deploy it and install it into a Google Sheets spreadsheet whilst it is still in development (i.e. not ready to publish in the Store).
At the moment I'm forced to create my add-on embedded within an existing spreadsheet with no option of using it in another.
Has anyone achieved this yet?
Go to Publish>Test as Add On and Configure a New Test. Testing your script will run the code on a doc of your choosing.
You should be able to take it from there. If you're still having trouble, read on.
To setup the test, you'll need to specify which Document, Form, or Spreadsheet you want to it to run on, and save the test. Then you can run the test (from the Test as Add On popup, by clicking the Test button after you've saved your test setup) and it will execute your code on that document/spreadsheet/form by opening a new tab with that doc and executing your code.
To share the script with others (beyond making them use this same process for themselves by copy/pasting your script in their own Script Editor) you'll need to publish it to the Web Store; to do that you need to do all this stuff.
Hope that helps!
Yes its posible but first you need to be approved by google to publish.
Once you can publish you specify to publish only to a google group and not public (this is standard chrome store functionality)
I tried to do the same thing but was not able to. I just copied and pasted my code into the script manager to test with different spreadsheets.
Sorry, but I guess not.
I work for a university which uses Google App for EDU. Recently, I decided to begin testing app script to see how it could be of use to our organization. I have been able to create new app scripts and run them without issue. However, I have found that once I close the browser editor tab, I am not able to retrieve any script I've wrote unless I have the editor url saved (ie. I dont see any of my script in my google drive). Is there a particular app script site where my scripts are listed?
Thanks,
Bryan
The long method i use to get to see all my App Scripts is:
open an existing spreadsheet, or simply create a new spreadsheet
go to Extensions > Apps Script
click on the "Apps Script" logo in the top left corner
This will take you to: https://script.google.com/home
The short method is just to have that link (above) saved on browser toolbar and click it whenever i need to.
to be able to starts new script from the drive you have to connect script app to your drive using the Browser interface like below :
from the connect more apps at the bottom search for "script" and add it.
If you created scripts from inside a spreadsheet, they are tied to that sheet and will not show up in Drive; you can find them via the "Script Manager" menu in that spreadsheet.
All standalone scripts will be visible in your Google Drive. Did you write your script inside a spreadsheet or a Google Site ? If so, you have to open the spreadsheet or site to see your script.
If you indeed have a standalone script, make sure you click the 'All Items' on the left hand side of Google Drive or use search.
If you've created a new script from script.google.com and have saved it, it'll appear in Drive under the root My Drive folder.
If you created one from inside of Drive by clicking the red Create button then Script, it'll be in the folder which you last clicked on before clicking Create. If you don't remember what folder you created the script file under, click the Recent folder name to find it.
If you've started one inside a Form , Sheet, or Doc you'll have to remember where the Form, Sheet or Doc was located in Drive.
You can search all your scripts in Google Drive using app:"Google Apps Script" or by selecting Google Apps Script under Opens With from the drop down menu.
As pointed out by #Mandy, this assumes you have added Apps Script as a connect app. See answer from #Serge on how to do that.
Try the handy dashboard/central location for scripts:
https://script.google.com
I've been following the guide found here: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/articles/twitter_tutorial
About creating a twitter app.
I've been looking at the part below:
To get started, copy this spreadsheet containing the script for this tutorial. Once you've got your own copy of the spreadsheet, open it and you will notice the spreadsheet will be empty; that is intentional, as we won't be using any of the spreadsheet's cells in this tutorial.The first thing you need to do is publish your script as a service. To do this, open the script editor by clicking Tools > Script Editor... In the new window, click Publish > Publish as Service...
This doesn't actually work at all.
If I open the spreadsheet and click Tools > Script Editor.. I'm taken to the script wizard. It then give me the option of creating a new script. The script can only be published to gallery, or as a web app. Where is the publish as service option?
Thanks
I checked on the tutorial page and it seems indeed that the template spreadsheet has not script included...
But the full code is still published at the end of the same page so you could copy/paste the full code in the script editor (choose new code from the wizard and delete everything in there ) and start from there.
About the "publish as service" this is the old name of what is now known as deploy as webapp, the procedure is slightly different and is described here, you will need to first save a version (manage version in the file menu) and you will get 2 urls, one for development and one for use, both will run from your browser starting with the doGet() function.
The remaining part of the tutorial about initialisation and authorization from the spreadsheet menu is unchanged, just follow the tutorial instructions.
Hoping it will help you,