My script currently auto-generates spreadsheets (itemization lists) from a source template sheet, and a hyperlink to the new sheet is placed on a master list spreadsheet (list of jobs). The end goal is for the itemization lists to edit quantity values on a separate inventory spreadsheet.
I had originally encountered a problem with opening other spreadsheets in the script using a simple trigger (onEdit(e)) due to a Google authentication limitation, but this was fixed by changing it to an installable trigger (thanks to ross for the solution).
My new problem is that while a script will be copied along with the rest of the template, the installable triggers aren't. So, while the template spreadsheet has the correct installable trigger I need in order to modify the inventory spreadsheet, none of the auto-generated copies of the template have this.
I need to find either:
-A way to automatically create the installable triggers when a new spreadsheet is generated
-Some alternative way that lets the script modify other spreadsheets without encountering authentication issues like a simple trigger would
Suggestions welcomed and appreciated. Thank you!
To clarify: onEdit(e) is the name of a function triggered by an installable trigger, and all file/folder ID's have been removed.
The code:
function onEdit(e) {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var range = e.range;
var newId;
var newName;
var hyperlinkString;
//Check if edit occurred in relevant range
if((range.getColumn() !== 1) && (range.getColumn() !== 2)) return;
//Check if both columns were filled after edit
if((range.getColumn() == 1) && (range.offset(0,1).isBlank() == true)) return;
if((range.getColumn() == 2) && (range.offset(0,-1).isBlank() == true)) return;
//Get new document name from concatenate formula in column H
if(range.getColumn() == 1) newName = range.offset(0,7).getValue();
if(range.getColumn() == 2) newName = range.offset(0,6).getValue();
//Check whether the edits occurred on the jobs list or receptions list (indicated by '2' or '3' in L1)
//Calls function to create new job sheet or reception sheet from template, gets ID of new spreadsheet
if(((range.getColumn() == 1) && (range.offset(0,3).isBlank() == true)) || ((range.getColumn() == 2) && (range.offset(0,2).isBlank() == true))) {
if(sheet.getRange('L1').getValue() == 2) newId = newJob();
if(sheet.getRange('L1').getValue() == 3) newId = newReception();
}
else {
if(range.getColumn() == 1) {
hyperlinkString = range.offset(0,3).getFormula();
newId = hyperlinkString.substring(77,121);
}
if(range.getColumn() == 2) {
hyperlinkString = range.offset(0,2).getFormula();
newId = hyperlinkString.substring(77,121);
}
}
//Set the name of the new spreadsheet
SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId).rename(newName);
//Enter name and date information onto new spreadsheet
if(range.getColumn() == 1) {
SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId).getSheets()[0].getRange('B1').setValue(range.getValue());
SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId).getSheets()[0].getRange('B2').setValue(range.offset(0,1).getValue());
}
if(range.getColumn() == 2) {
SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId).getSheets()[0].getRange('B1').setValue(range.offset(0,-1).getValue());
SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId).getSheets()[0].getRange('B2').setValue(range.getValue());
}
//Creates hyperlink to new spreadsheet
if (range.getColumn() == 1) range.offset(0,3).setFormula("=HYPERLINK("" + SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId).getUrl() +"","Click here for itemization")");
if (range.getColumn() == 2) range.offset(0,2).setFormula("=HYPERLINK("" + SpreadsheetApp.openById(newId).getUrl() +"","Click here for itemization")");
//Sort list descending from most recent date
sheet.getRange("A3:D1000").sort({column: 2, ascending: false});
}
function newJob() {
//Open template
var jobTemplateSS = SpreadsheetApp.openById("ID");
//Create new spreadsheet from copy of template spreadsheet
var newSS = jobTemplateSS.copy("Untitled Job");
//Get folder
var jobFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById("ID");
//Get ID of new file
var newSSFile = DriveApp.getFileById(newSS.getId());
//Copy file to the correct directory and delete the instance created in root
jobFolder.addFile(newSSFile);
DriveApp.getRootFolder().removeFile(newSSFile);
createInstallableTrigger('IncrementDecrement',newSS.getId());
//Pass ID of new spreadsheet back to calling function
return(newSS.getId());
}
function newReception() {
//Open template
var receptionTemplateSS = SpreadsheetApp.openById("ID");
//Create new spreadsheet from copy of template spreadsheet
var newSS = receptionTemplateSS.copy("Untitled Reception");
//Get folder
var receptionFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById("ID");
//Get ID of new file
var newSSFile = DriveApp.getFileById(newSS.getId());
//Copy file to the correct directory and delete the instance created in root
receptionFolder.addFile(newSSFile);
DriveApp.getRootFolder().removeFile(newSSFile);
createInstallableTrigger('IncrementDecrement',newSS.getId());
//Pass ID of new spreadsheet back to calling function
return(newSS.getId());
}
function createInstallableTrigger(funcName,ssId) {
Logger.log("1");
if(!isTrigger()) {
ScriptApp.newTrigger(funcName).forSpreadsheet(ssId).onEdit().create();
}
}
function isTrigger(funcName){
Logger.log("2");
var r=false;
if(funcName){
var allTriggers=ScriptApp.getProjectTriggers();
for(var i=0;i<allTriggers.length;i++){
if(funcName==allTriggers[i].getHandlerFunction()){
r=true;
break;
}
}
}
return r;
}
Execution transcript:
[19-06-07 16:32:41:011 PDT] Starting execution
[19-06-07 16:32:41:017 PDT] SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:017 PDT] Spreadsheet.getActiveSheet() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:018 PDT] SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:018 PDT] Range.getRow() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:018 PDT] Range.getLastRow() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:018 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:018 PDT] Range.getLastColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:019 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:019 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:019 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:019 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:019 PDT] Range.offset([0, -1]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:149 PDT] Range.isBlank() [0.129 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:149 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:149 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:150 PDT] Range.offset([0, 6]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:150 PDT] Range.getValue() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:150 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:150 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:151 PDT] Range.offset([0, 2]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:151 PDT] Range.isBlank() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:153 PDT] Sheet.getRange([L1]) [0.001 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:269 PDT] Range.getValue() [0.116 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:41:367 PDT] SpreadsheetApp.openById([ID Removed]) [0.097 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:43:431 PDT] Spreadsheet.copy([Untitled Job]) [2.063 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:43:572 PDT] DriveApp.getFolderById([ID Removed]) [0.14 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:43:573 PDT] Spreadsheet.getId() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:43:770 PDT] DriveApp.getFileById([ID Removed]) [0.197 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:43:771 PDT] File.getId() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:44:529 PDT] Folder.addFile([Untitled Job]) [0.758 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:44:695 PDT] DriveApp.getRootFolder() [0.165 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:44:695 PDT] File.getId() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:186 PDT] Folder.removeFile([Untitled Job]) [0.49 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:186 PDT] Spreadsheet.getId() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:187 PDT] Logger.log([1, []]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:188 PDT] Logger.log([2, []]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:189 PDT] ScriptApp.newTrigger([IncrementDecrement]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:190 PDT] TriggerBuilder.forSpreadsheet([This is the ID of the new sheet- the correct ID]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:190 PDT] SpreadsheetTriggerBuilder.onEdit() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:709 PDT] SpreadsheetTriggerBuilder.create() [0.518 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:709 PDT] Spreadsheet.getId() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:710 PDT] Sheet.getRange([L1]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:710 PDT] Range.getValue() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:45:794 PDT] SpreadsheetApp.openById([ID Removed]) [0.083 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:079 PDT] Spreadsheet.rename([Name Removed]) [0.284 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:079 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:079 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:080 PDT] SpreadsheetApp.openById([ID Removed]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:080 PDT] Spreadsheet.getSheets() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:081 PDT] Sheet.getRange([B1]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:081 PDT] Range.offset([0, -1]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:082 PDT] Range.getValue() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:082 PDT] Range.setValue([Name Removed]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:083 PDT] SpreadsheetApp.openById([ID Removed]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:083 PDT] Spreadsheet.getSheets() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:084 PDT] Sheet.getRange([B2]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:084 PDT] Range.getValue() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:084 PDT] Range.setValue([2/24/19]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:084 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:085 PDT] Range.getColumn() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:085 PDT] Range.offset([0, 2]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:086 PDT] SpreadsheetApp.openById([ID Removed]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:086 PDT] Spreadsheet.getUrl() [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:168 PDT] Range.setFormula([=HYPERLINK("Link removed","Click here for itemization")]) [0.081 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:169 PDT] Sheet.getRange([A3:D1000]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:170 PDT] Range.sort([{column=2.0, ascending=false}]) [0 seconds]
[19-06-07 16:32:46:488 PDT] Execution succeeded [5.155 seconds total runtime]
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