I'm trying to loop through the top title row of my spreadsheet to find the index number of a column based on the title name so that if someone inserts a column my code won't break. Here's what I have so far:
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName('RawData');
var values = sheet.getRange(1,1,sheet.getMaxRows(),sheet.getMaxColumns()).getValue(); //line that's breaking
range.setNote("inside function");
var i = 1;
while(values[1][i] != name) {
i++;
}return i;
}
The code appears to break on the line where I set 'values,' and I can't figure out how to access the array I created in order to check which one contains the same string as the 'name' parameter. The setNote line is just for testing purposes, you can ignore it.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT
function getColumnByName() {
var name = "Ready For Testing?";
var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName('RawData');
var vA=ss.getRange(1,1,ss.getLastRow(),ss.getLastColumn()).getValues();
var hA=vA.shift();//returns header array vA still contains the data
var idx={};
var index = hA.forEach(function(name,i){idx[name]=i});//idx['header name'] returns index
return index;
}
I set name just for testing purposes, it will be passed as a parameter when I use the actual function
Try
function getColumnByName() {
var name = "Ready For Testing?";
var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName('RawData');
var vA=ss.getDataRange().getValues();
var hA=vA.shift();//returns header array vA still contains the data
var idx= hA.indexOf(name);
if(idx === -1 ) throw new Error('Name ' + name + ' was not found');
return idx + 1; // Returns the name position
}
Instead of
var values = sheet.getRange(1,1,sheet.getMaxRows(),sheet.getMaxColumns()).getValue();
and instead of
var vA=ss.getRange(1,1,ss.getLastRow(),ss.getLastColumn()).getValues();
use
var values = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
getValue() only returns the value of top-left cell
using sheet.getMaxRows() / sheet.getMaxColumns() returns the sheet last row / column which could cause getting a lot of blank rows / columns.
compared with the second line code (getLastRow() / getLastColumn()) the proposed code line is "cheaper" (one call to the Spreadsheet Service instead of three (1. getRange, 2. getLastRow, 3 getLastColumn Vs. getDataRange) to get the data range and usually is faster too.
Regarding
var index = hA.forEach(function(name,i){idx[name]=i});
forEach returns undefined ref. Array.prototype.forEach
Try this:
function myFunction() {
var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive()
var sh=ss.getSheetByName('RawData');
var vA=sh.getRange(1,1,sh.getLastRow(),sh.getLastColumn()).getValues();
var hA=vA.shift();//returns header array vA still contains the data
var idx={};
hA.forEach(function(h,i){idx[h]=i});//idx['header name'] returns index
var end="is near";//set a break point here and run it down to here in the debugger and you can see hA and idx
}
hA is the header name array
idx is an object that returns the index for a given header name
idx is all you need just learn to put these three lines of code in your script in the future and you won't need to use an external function call to get the index.
var hA=vA.shift();//returns header array vA still contains the data
var idx={};
hA.forEach(function(h,i){idx[h]=i});//idx['header name'] returns index
vA still contains all of your data
I'm trying to setFormulas over a range of non-contiguous cells. I need a formula (they're all different) set every 30 cells in a single column (c).
It works to setFormula for each cell, but creating 56 variables seems unnecessary. I can get the formulas but not set them as intended. I also tried using getRangeList but I'm not sure that does what I think it does. Any advice?
function test() {
var spreadsheetU09U10 = SpreadsheetApp.openById('some url');
var sheetU09 = spreadsheetU09U10.getSheetByName('TEST');
var sheetU10 = spreadsheetU09U10.getSheetByName('U10');
var sheetDATA = spreadsheetU09U10.getSheetByName('Sheet4');
//U09 SHEET
//var rangeListU09 = sheetU09.getRangeList(['C4','C34','C64','C94','C124','C154','C184','C204','C234','C264','C294','C324','C354','C384','C404','C434','C464','C494',
//'C524','C554','C584','C604','C634','C664','C694','C724','C754','C784']);
//Logger.log(rangeListU09);
var startRow = 4;
var startColumn = 3;
var numRows = sheetU09.getLastRow();
var numColumns = 1;
var range = sheetU09.getRange(startRow, startColumn, numRows, numColumns);
var getFormulasU09 = sheetDATA.getRange('C30:C57').getFormulas();
//Logger.log(getFormulasU09);
Logger.log(getFormulasU09.length);
for (var i = 0; i < getFormulasU09.length; i++) {
var setFormulasU09 = range.setFormulas(getFormulasU09);
Logger.log(setFormulasU09);
startRow = startRow + 29;
}
It isn't clear exactly where the formulas you are using are originating from, but the RangeList class can help reduce the read time, even if you use it just to call getRanges. If the formula is the same in R1C1 format, then you can very effectively use RangeList#setFormulaR1C1.
Assuming you have formulas in one region that must be written verbatim in a disjoint set of cells:
const wb = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
// Assuming only text formulas, not actual "entered" formulas
const formulas = wb.getSheetByName("formulas").getDataRange()
.getValues()
.map(function (row) { return row[0]; });
const sheet = wb.getSheetByName("some name");
const destinations = [
// Depending on the relationship between destinations, one could programmatically generate these
];
// Efficiently acquire references to multiple disjoint Ranges
const rl = sheet.getRangeList(destinations);
// Assume the i-th formula goes in the i-th range
rl.getRanges().forEach(function (rg, i) {
rg.setFormula(formulas[i]);
});
// The RangeList makes uniformly formatting these disjoint ranges extremely simple
rl.setFontWeight('bold');
...
Reference
- RangeList
You want to put formulas to the individual cells.
You want to put 28 formulas to cells of ['C4','C34','C64','C94','C124','C154','C184','C204','C234','C264','C294','C324','C354','C384','C404','C434','C464','C494', 'C524','C554','C584','C604','C634','C664','C694','C724','C754','C784'] in the sheet of TEST.
If my understanding is correct, how about using values.batchUpdate of Sheets API? The flow of this script is as follows.
Set range list as 1 dimensional array.
Retrieve formulas.
Create request body for sheets.spreadsheets.values.batchUpdate.
In order to use this script, please enable Sheets API at Advanced Google Services and API console. You can see about how to enable Sheets API at here.
Sample script:
function test() {
var spreadsheetId = "### spreadsheetId ###"; // Please set this.
var sheetName = "TEST";
var spreadsheetU09U10 = SpreadsheetApp.openById(spreadsheetId);
var sheetU09 = spreadsheetU09U10.getSheetByName(sheetName);
// var sheetU10 = spreadsheetU09U10.getSheetByName('U10'); // This is not used in this script.
var sheetDATA = spreadsheetU09U10.getSheetByName('Sheet4');
var rangeListU09 = ['C4','C34','C64','C94','C124','C154','C184','C204','C234','C264','C294','C324','C354','C384','C404','C434','C464','C494', 'C524','C554','C584','C604','C634','C664','C694','C724','C754','C784'];
var getFormulasU09 = sheetDATA.getRange('C30:C57').getFormulas();
rangeListU09 = rangeListU09.map(function(e) {return sheetName + "!" + e});
var resource = {
data: rangeListU09.map(function(e, i) {return {range: e, values: [[getFormulasU09[i][0]]]}}),
valueInputOption: "USER_ENTERED",
};
Sheets.Spreadsheets.Values.batchUpdate(resource, spreadsheetId);
}
Note:
From your question, I'm not sure about the detail formulas. If the a1Notation of each formulas is required to be modified, can you provide a sample spreadsheet including the formulas?
Reference:
sheets.spreadsheets.values.batchUpdate
If I misunderstand your question, please tell me. I would like to modify it.
I'm assuming that you want to copy the whole column starting from the cell locations in the array. That wasn't really clear to me.
function test109() {
var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var shU09=ss.getSheetByName('35');//formulas get copied into here starting at row 4
var shDATA=ss.getSheetByName('36');//formulas stored in here C30:C57
var fA=shDATA.getRange('C30:C57').getFormulas();
var dA=['C4','C34','C64','C94','C124','C154','C184','C204','C234','C264','C294','C324','C354','C384','C404','C434','C464','C494','C524','C554','C584','C604','C634','C664','C694','C724','C754','C784'];
for(var i=0;i<dA.length;i++){
var rgs=Utilities.formatString('%s:%s',dA[i],shU09.getRange(dA[i]).offset(fA.length-1,0).getA1Notation());//this uses range.offset to calculate the correct range in A1Notation.
shU09.getRange(rgs).setFormulas(fA);
}
}
As it turns out I just noticed that there are 28 locations and 28 formulas. Perhaps that was intentional and you want to copy a different formula in each location then this version would do that.
function test109() {
var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var shU09=ss.getSheetByName('35');//formulas get copied into here starting at row 4
var shDATA=ss.getSheetByName('36');//formulas stored in here C30:C57
var fA=shDATA.getRange('C30:C57').getFormulas();
var dA=['C4','C34','C64','C94','C124','C154','C184','C204','C234','C264','C294','C324','C354','C384','C404','C434','C464','C494','C524','C554','C584','C604','C634','C664','C694','C724','C754','C784'];
for(var i=0;i<dA.length;i++){
shU09.getRange(dA[i]).setFormula(fA[i][0]);
}
}
Range Offset
I have a Google spreadsheet that I'm trying to remove the word "woo" within a range of cells
So far I've managed to loop through the results and log the results, however I haven't figured how to update that information in the spreadsheet itself.
Any guidance would be welcomed
Thank you
function myFunction () {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('B:B')
var data = ss.getValues();
for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
var text = data[i].toString();
var finaltext = text.replace(/woo/g, "");
data[i] = finaltext;
Logger.log(data[i]);
}
}
Use setValues()
Notes:
Usually ss is used as a shorthand for spreadsheet, as it's used on the code for a range it's better to use range as a variable name.
setValues() returns a 2D array, so data[i] returns an array of row values rather than a cell value. To get/set cell values, use data[i][0] notation.
Considering the above replace
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('B:B')
by
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('B:B')
then add the following line after the for block.
range.setValues(data);
Regarding text var declaration, replace
var text = data[i].toString();
to
var text = data[i][0].toString();
Using open ended references like B:B could lead to problems. To avoid them be sure to keep the sheet rows at minimum or better instead of using an open ended reference use something like B1:B10.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ow_rhF3sibKL3OAQRXpK6LLZDjMOhW-5DKyWWiN5iZg/edit#gid=638513192');
var data = SpreadsheetApp.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheetByName('Graficos'));
Logger.log(SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet());
var ergo = data.getRange(3,2,4,1);//B3:B6 '
My guess to access the elements was to call var i = ergo[0]; but it didn't work. Do I have to declare ergo using a different syntax?
You need to use getValues() on the range, which will return a 2-dimensional array.
var ergo = data.getRange(3,2,4,1).getValues();
Also, you're not coding efficiently as you're essentially duplicating actions in your first two lines. Take a look at this refactoring:
function test() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl('https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ow_rhF3sibKL3OAQRXpK6LLZDjMOhW-5DKyWWiN5iZg/edit#gid=638513192');
var data = ss.getSheetByName('Graficos');
ss.setActiveSheet(data); // There doesn't seem to be a need to do this, so maybe delete this line
var ergo = data.getRange(3,2,4,1).getValues(); //B3:B6
}
Very new to actionscript,
Im trying to link two arrays. Basically I have a word array of 8 words and I have a movie clip array of 8 movieclips. My aim is to link the two arrays so that the user must click the right movie clip that matches the word that was displayed on screen.
All help is greatly appreciated!!
var listAry:Array = [];
var orangeJuice:Object = new Object();
orangeJuice.name= "Orange Juice";
orangeJuice.matchingImage=oj;
listAry[0]=orangeJuice;
////etc etc
There you go buddy. Hope that helps if you have any questions just ask.
Another way to do this is with a Dictionary.
var foodionary:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
foodionary["Orange Juice"] = oj;
foodionary["Sandwich"] = sand;
//etc...
for(var key:String in foodionary) {
trace(key + " matches with " + foodionary[key].id); //assuming your images have ids
}
For random access, though, you'll still need an array (or a Vector):
function displayword(){
randomnumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * randomlistword.length);
trace("random number = " + randomnumber);
var chosenword = randomlistword[randomnumber];
randomword.text = chosenword
randomword.img = foodionary[chosenword];
randomlistword.splice(randomnumber, 1);
trace("randomlistword array: " + randomlistword);
}//close displayword function