hello i need some help debugging this simple script i compiled to TRY and reset cells F3 all the way down to F338 in google spreadsheets.
function ClearRange()
{
if('H20' => 1)
{
sheet.getRange('F3:F338').clearContent();
sheet.clearcontent('H20');
}
}
more or less i want it to run on edit, if on edit cell H20 is greater then one (would be awesome if it was anything other then blank but im unsure how to do that) then it would set the range to blank cells. i would then like it to reset cell H20 back to blank or 0 then end the script.
To return the value of a cell, use something like this:
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var cellValue = sheet.getRange('H20').getValue();
You need to manually declare the sheet variable if you want to use .getRange().getValue() or .getDataRange() and a bunch of other stuff.
Also note that just typing in 'H20' doesn't return the cell value, it's just interpreted as a string of text.
To detect if H20 is anything other than blank, you could test if the cell value's length is not 0:
if(sheet.getRange('H20').getValue().length != 0)
To also do a .clearContent() on cell H20, you'll need to do the same thing you did with cells F3:F338:
sheet.getRange('H20').clearContent();
To make the function run on an edit, click on the clock-like icon in the script editor, next to the save icon, and create a new trigger for ClearRange.
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I created a custom function for google spreadsheets. All it does is return a random letter. The function works great when I first enter it into a cell. But now I want to be able to "recalculate" the function using a keyboard shortcut; I'd also be willing to refresh the page if needed.
TLDR: I want to be able to hit a key and have my custom functions recalculate.
How can I accomplish this?
Edit to add:
Here is the code for my function.
//returns a random letter suitable for use in function notation
function ranFunLet() {
var letters = ['a','b','c','d','f','g','h','j','k','m','n','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z']
var letter = letters[Math.floor(Math.random()*letters.length)];
//console.log(letter);
return letter;
}
I would like the cell I use it in to run the function again when I press a button (or refresh the page).
Suggestion
The Apps Script editor does support keyboard shortcut trigger as per this existing answer. However, you may want to try Importing functions as macros, then you can assign a unique keyboard shortcut to it.
Here's a sample
Sample Sheet
Sample script function to test
This sample script function increments the number on A1 cell.
function sample() {
var data = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getActiveSheet().getRange("A1").getValue();
var res = data+1;
SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getActiveSheet().getRange("A1").setValue(res);
}
Import the function on your spreadsheet (in my testing it is named as sample):
In the Google Sheets UI, select Tools > Macros > Import.
Select a function form the list presented and then click Add
function.
Select clear to close the dialog.
Select Tools > Macros > Manage macros.
Locate the function you just imported in the list. Assign a unique
keyboard shortcut to the macro. You can also change the macro name
here; the name defaults to the name of the function.
Click Update to save the macro configuration.
Result
After pressing the sample shortcut key Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 2, the function incremented the number on A1 cell from 1 to 2:
NOTE: You can not choose a specific shortcut & if you'll edit your function on the Apps Script editor, you would need to re-import your function again as a macro.
the button solution is done like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaBMsSpAxYM
How to fetch data every two minutes from an URL, tried different methods to achieve this, couldn't succeed.
=if(Minute(Now())=Minute(Now()),
ImportHtml("https://www.nseindia.com/live_market/dynaContent/live_watch/option_chain/optionKeys.jsp?symbolCode=-10006&symbol=NIFTY&symbol=NIFTY&instrument=-&date=-&segmentLink=7&symbolCount=2&segmentLink=17",
"table",1),"")
Tried above formula, still not updating data.
Need help on this.
this could do the trick... put =NOW() in some cell and setup an update rate in settings:
function getData() {
var sheetName = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("<sheet-name>");
var queryString = Math.random();
var cellFunction = '=IMPORTHTML("<url>?","table",<index>)';
sheetName.getRange('<import-cell>').setValue(cellFunction);
}
Replace with the name of your sheet (the tab name, not the name of the file).
Replace with the URL of your web page.
Replace with the table position on the page, e.g. 1.
Replace with the cell where you want to put your import statement, e.g. A1.
Now make a trigger for getData() to run in each minute.
It will write the IMPORTHTML command every time in the cell in every minute.
I'm trying to take a set of names with check boxes next to them and make a system so that you can check some of the names (mark them as "True") and click a button. It would then increment +1 the value next to the names of the people marked true.
Here is a link to a sample sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gf-BrXXR0cAYCn7bMkvvK65R290NXbP9D6aA68c06C8/edit?usp=sharing
If column A, row 2 (Tim's row) is marked true, I want to increment the value in column C, row 2 by one, so Tim would have a running total of tardies next to his name.
I hope this is do-able. Thanks!
(Now I know what you're trying to get)
In order to increment a value via the press of a button, as far as I know you have to use scripts (Tools -> Script Editor). Here's something I threw together:
// editCell takes the cell to edit and it's new value
function editCell(cellName, value) {
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange(cellName).setValue(value);
}
// getCell takes the cell's value and returns it
function getCell(cellName) {
return SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange(cellName).getValue();
}
// plusOne adds one to the field supplied. It's linked to the button in the sheet
function plusOne() {
editCell("C2",getCell("C2")+1);
}
In order to make it work, you may need to change the targeted Cell (currently C2). You'll also need to create a drawing (Insert -> Drawing) which will act as the button you'll be able to press. Once inserted, click on the three dots on it and click on Link Script. Type in plusOne. When executing it the first time, it'll ask you to authenticate the use of scripts.
That should do the trick. I hope you have some understanding of Java Script though (to modify the code to your needs optimally).
Edit - Expandable version
So, to make every number behind a ticked field increase by one, you can use this version of the code:
// Adds one to every field within "AddArea" that has a tick in front of it. It's linked to the button in the sheet.
function plusOne() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = ss.getRange("AddArea");
var values = range.getValues();
var newValues = [];
for (var i = 0; i < range.getNumRows(); ++i) {
var row = values[i];
if(row[0]) {
newValues.push([true, row[1]+1]);
}
else {
newValues.push([false, row[1]]);
}
}
range.setValues(newValues);
}
You need to define a custom named area, named "AddArea" (Data -> Labeled Areas [or similar]), link the script to a button and allow the script to be run. This was hard but very fun to figure out.
Example Sheet for reference (updated)
Can be achieved with just, for example for C2:
=A2+C2
but you would need to turn on iterative calculation (File > Spreadsheet settings... > Calculation [Max. 1 is adequate]) and I would not really recommend that over a trigger with Google Apps Script.
I am new to Google Sheets, and I have a Google Sheet that I have set up to dynamically place the present date in cell A1 and the time in cell A2. The sheet is "published to the web", and "Settings/Calculation" is set to Recalculate change every minute.
That all works fine, but I want to be able to read these values from the sheet using an API call. Also works perfectly, the FIRST TIME. Unfortunately, every time I try to call it again, I get the same answer as the first time, even a day later.
I'm using:
=int(hour(now()))&":"&int(minute(now()))&" "&int(SECOND(now()))
as the formula. I should also add that it's a JSON file that I'm reading and it is updating properly on the actual sheet.
I'm sure that I am missing something. Can someone please tell me what it is?
Thanks in advance.
may be you are not reading the JSON correctly. This give me correct result every time I run it.
function myFunction(){
var url = "https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/cells/1TtXe1JXKsxHKUWb3bqniHkLQB0Po1fSUqsiib2yMv90/1/public/values?alt=json";
try{
var sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url)
var str = response.getContentText();
var data = JSON.parse(response);
var entry = data.feed.entry;
sh.getRange(1, 1).setValue(entry[0].content.$t);
sh.getRange(1, 2).setValue(entry[1].content.$t);
}catch(e){
Logger.log(e);
}
}
You need to check the size of "entry" before reading it, I just wanted to show that it works.
Thanks
I'm trying to have a timestamp appear in a column whenever data is added to a sheet. I've had some success with the following script:
function onEdit(e) {
var colToWatch = 2, colToStamp = 1;
if (e.range.columnStart !== colToWatch) return;
var writeVal = e.value ? new Date() : '';
e.source.getActiveSheet()
.getRange(e.range.rowStart, colToStamp)
.setValue(writeVal);
}
My issue is, every time the text in col 2 is edited, the timestamp changes to the current time.
My hope it to have a timestamp that shows when the text was originally added (so it can be organized by that date in another sheet). Other people will have access to this sheet and may change something by accident and cause changes in the sheet organized by date.
I'm new to scripting, is it possible to have an onEdit only run the first time data is added? It seems like onChange() might be able to help me, but I haven't been able to find anything.
Basically you want to terminate if the timestamp cell is already filled.
if (e.source
.getActiveSheet()
.getRange(e.range.rowStart, colToStamp)
.getValue()) {
return;
}