I have 5 possible locations where a user can enter either: "Yes, No, or any URL". If a URL is entered, I need the value of that cell (the URL) to be entered into an equation on a corresponding cell in a separate sheet. Here is what I have:
//Locations of the cells where the user can enter the URL.
var graphic1_loc = 'A62';
var graphic2_loc = 'A63';
var graphic3_loc = 'A64';
var graphic4_loc = 'A65';
var graphic5_loc = 'A66';
//The corresponding locations on the "Briefing" sheet where the images would get inserted.
var graphic1_placement = 'B45';
var graphic2_placement = 'B46';
var graphic3_placement = 'B47';
var graphic4_placement = 'B48';
var graphic5_placement = 'B49';
//main_gen is the name of the sheet where the user enters the data. This just grabs the value
//the user entered and stores it in the corresponding variable.
var graphic1 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('main_gen!'+graphic1_loc).getValue();
var graphic2 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('main_gen!'+graphic2_loc).getValue();
var graphic3 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('main_gen!'+graphic3_loc).getValue();
var graphic4 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('main_gen!'+graphic4_loc).getValue();
var graphic5 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('main_gen!'+graphic5_loc).getValue();
var graphics_placements = ["B45", "B46", "B47", "B48", "B49"]; //These are the corresponding cells where the image would be placed on a separate sheet.
//If any graphic is a URL, insert that image into it's corresponding cell in the Briefing tab.
for (var num = 0; num < 5; num ++) {
var graphicformula = '=IMAGE("' + graphic[num] + '",1)';
if (graphic[num].length > 5) {
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('Briefing!'+graphic[num]_placement).setFormula(graphicformula);
}
}
What I am trying to get the If statement within the For Loop to say is...If the length of the value of graphic1 is > 5 (if it isn't yes (3) or no (2) then it is assumed it is a URL) then find the corresponding cell on the "Briefing" sheet to insert the formula. The current way I have it written is not correct, but I wanted to attempt to write something to give you an idea of what I am after. Thanks for any help you can provide!
You want to run SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('Briefing!'+graphic[num]_placement).setFormula(graphicformula); when the value of graphic# is URL.
For example, when the URL is in the cell A63 in the sheet main_gen, you want to put the formula of =IMAGE(URL,1) to the cell B46 in the sheet Briefing
If my understanding is correct, how about this answer? Please think of this as just one of several possible answers.
Modification points:
In your script, you are trying to use graphic[num] as a variable of graphic1, graphic2,,,. In this case, this cannot be used as the variable.
In your situation, the cells A62:A66 in the sheet main_gen are correspoinding to the cells B45:B49 in the sheet Briefing. I think that this can be used for modifying your script.
The values of the cells A62:A66 in the sheet main_gen can be retrieved by ss.getSheetByName("main_gen").getRange("A62:A66").getValues().
In order to confirm whether the value of cell is the URL, in this modification, I used test().
I think that when the destination sheet is declared out of the for loop, the process cost can be reduced.
When above points are reflected to your script, it becomes as follows.
Modified script:
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var source = ss.getSheetByName("main_gen").getRange("A62:A66").getValues();
var dstSheet = ss.getSheetByName("Briefing");
var graphics_placements = ["B45", "B46", "B47", "B48", "B49"];
for (var num = 0; num < source.length; num ++) {
if (/https?:\/\//.test(source[num][0])) {
var graphicformula = '=IMAGE("' + source[num][0] + '",1)';
dstSheet.getRange(graphics_placements[num]).setFormula(graphicformula);
}
}
References:
test()
getValues()
If I misunderstood your question and this was not the direction you want, I apologize.
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I've been getting problems trying to reference a dynamic range in google sheets to apply my function to: essentially replacing special characters and empty cells within a given data range with 0s, works perfectly if I gave it a static range but cant seem to do a dynamic one. Thanks alot for any help offered
Code thus far:
function replaceValues() {
var sheet1 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1');
var lastRow = sheet1.getDataRange().getLastRow()
var firstRow = sheet1.getDataRange().getRow("B2")
var targetValue1 = '-'
var targetValue2 = ''
var targetValue3 = '$'
var subValue = 0
for(var i =0; i=targetValue1; i++); {
var valueRng = sheet1.getRange(firstRow,lastRow);
var newValues = valueRng.getValues()[i].setValues(subValue);
}
}
Select the range before going the the menu and executing the function or build a modeless dialog and you can make the selection and capture on the custom dialog with a button click.
Demo:
If you have a range, you can do search and replace inside it this way:
range.createTextFinder('aaa').replaceAllWith('b');
Or with RegExp:
range.createTextFinder('a+').useRegularExpression(true).replaceAllWith('b');
I still don't understand what exactly you're trying to gain. So here is a guess how your script might look like:
function replaceValues() {
var sheet1 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1');
var range = sheet1.getDataRange(); // is the range dynamic enough?
// replace '$' and '-' with '0'
range.createTextFinder("[\$-]").useRegularExpression(true).replaceAllWith('0');
// replace '' with '0'
var data = range.getValues();
data.forEach((row,r) => row.forEach((cell,c) =>
data[r][c] = data[r][c].toString().replace(/^$/,'0')));
range.setValues(data);
}
So I'm using this script (credit to Chicago Computer Classes) for populating dynamic data validation of a Google Sheets cell based on what the user entered in a different cell.
For example, if they enter the sport "Football" in one cell, the next cell has data validation for "CFB, CFL, or NFL" but if they enter "Basketball" in the first cell then the second cell's data validation changes to "ABL, CBB, NBA, or WNBA" for examples.
The script is working fantastic and you are welcome to play with the sheet here
However ... here's my problem:
I have an existing spreadsheet with 9000 rows of data. I would like to apply this new data validation scheme to this spreadsheet. The script is triggered with the onEdit() function which works great when you are entering things one row at a time. But if I try to copy and paste a whole bunch of rows in the first column, only the first row of the second column triggers the onEdit and gets the new data validation while all the other rows of the second column are unchanged. I've also tried to "Fill Down" or "Fill Range" on the first column and they have the same result where the first row in the selected range gets the new data validation but the rest of the selection is unchanged.
And while it would work just fine if I was manually entering rows, I really don't feel like doing that 9000 times :)
How do I modify the script to trigger the function with data that's copy/pasted or filled down?
Thanks!
Script here:
function onEdit(){
var tabLists = "Leagues";
var tabValidation = "2018";
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
var datass = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName(tabLists);
var activeCell = ss.getActiveCell();
if(activeCell.getColumn() == 6 && activeCell.getRow() > 1 && ss.getSheetName() == tabValidation){
activeCell.offset(0, 1).clearContent().clearDataValidations();
var makes = datass.getRange(1, 1, 1, datass.getLastColumn()).getValues();
var makeIndex = makes[0].indexOf(activeCell.getValue()) + 1;
if(makeIndex != 0){
var validationRange = datass.getRange(3, makeIndex, datass.getLastRow());
var validationRule = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInRange(validationRange).build();
activeCell.offset(0, 1).setDataValidation(validationRule);
}
}
}
You should use the event object, which will provide you with the range that was edited. What you're doing now is looking only at the "active cell", which doesn't leverage the benefits of the event object, and can also lead to bugginess when you make rapid changes.
Using the event object, when you make an edit to multiple cells at once (from copy/paste), you can then loop through the range and set your validations.
function onEdit(e) {
var editedRange = e.range;
var ss = editedRange.getSheet();
var tabValidation = "2018";
if(editedRange.getColumn() == 6 && editedRange.getRow() > 1 && ss.getSheetName() == tabValidation) {
var tabLists = "Leagues";
var tabListsSheet = e.source.getSheetByName(tabLists);
var makes = tabListsSheet.getRange(1, 1, 1, tabListsSheet.getLastColumn()).getValues(); // This won't change during execution, so call only once
var activeCell = editedRange.getCell(1,1); // Start with the first cell
var remainingRows = editedRange.getHeight();
while(remainingRows > 0) {
var cellValue = activeCell.getValue();
activeCell.offset(0, 1).clearContent().clearDataValidations(); // Always clear content & validations
if (cellValue != "") { // Add validations if cell isn't blank
var makeIndex = makes[0].indexOf(cellValue) + 1;
if(makeIndex != 0) {
var validationRange = tabListsSheet.getRange(3, makeIndex, tabListsSheet.getLastRow()-2);
var validationRule = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInRange(validationRange).build();
activeCell.offset(0, 1).setDataValidation(validationRule);
}
}
activeCell = activeCell.offset(1, 0); // Get the next cell down
remainingRows--; // Decrement the counter
}
}
}
I would simply like to autopopulate the Point Segment with all the segments linked to a specific Street, when the Street name is inputted.
When Street name is inputted into column C, Column D should have a dropdown containing only the point segments of that street.
While I realize this can simply be achieved by creating a filter in the Data tab, I am trying to create a form which does not allow this and therefore need to script it.
This is the Google sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QbTqPegE_GLj9V6x5uCNNXAoi0v12Pmaelhc7uaMknE/edit?usp=sharing
I have written this code, however I am having trouble filtering by Street.
function setDataValid_(range, sourceRange) {
var rule = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInRange(sourceRange,
true).build();
range.setDataValidation(rule);
}
function onEdit() {
var aSheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var aCell = aSheet.getActiveCell();
var aColumn = aCell.getColumn();
if (aColumn == 3 && aSheet.getName() == 'Sheet1') {
var range = aSheet.getRange(aCell.getRow(), aColumn + 1);
var sourceRange = aSheet.getRange('Sheet1!B2:B5131');
setDataValid_(range, sourceRange)
}
}
Any help would be much appreciated.
You're close, but you should use requireValueInList instead of requireValueInRange. You were passing sourceRange, which is equal to all of the point segments.
To accomplish the filtering, you need to look at all of the street values. If the street value matches the selection, then save the adjacent point segment to a separate list. Once you've saved all those point segments, then pass it to requireValueInList. To do this, you need to take advantage of getValues() to get the range values as an array and loop through it.
I've made a few other modifications:
In onEdit, you should use the an event object
Changed your variable names so they would be easier to understand
Added a check to make sure that the Street cell isn't blank (no need to trigger the action when you delete a value from the cell)
Added a function getPointSegments that does the filtering
Removed the setDataValid_ function as it made your code less readable, and in my opinion, wasn't worthy of being its own function
function onEdit(event) {
var eventSheet = event.range.getSheet();
var eventCell = event.range;
var eventColumn = eventCell.getColumn();
var eventValue = eventCell.getValue();
if (eventColumn == 3 && eventSheet.getName() == "Sheet1" && eventValue != "") {
var pointRange = eventSheet.getRange(eventCell.getRow(), eventColumn + 1);
var pointSegments = getPointSegments_(eventSheet, eventValue);
var rule = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInList(pointSegments, true).build();
pointRange.setDataValidation(rule);
}
}
function getPointSegments_(sheet, selectedStreet) {
var streetsAndPoints = sheet.getRange("A2:B").getValues();
var pointSegments = [];
for (var i=0; i<streetsAndPoints.length; i++) {
var street = streetsAndPoints[i][0];
var pointSegment = streetsAndPoints[i][1];
if (street === selectedStreet)
pointSegments.push(pointSegment);
}
return pointSegments;
}
Lastly, be sure that your data validations in the Street field look like this (and I would actually suggest "Reject input" on invalid data).
I'm trying to create a drop down menu with contents based on a another cell in the same row. For example if A1 = 'yes' then the drop down in B2 gives you the options of 'yes' or 'no'. I can do this I have the list data set up and to code works. The problem is I need to do this 155 times in 4 different sheets. Is there a faster way to do this than right clicking and editing the data validation rules for each cell. Here's a link to the test sheet I'm working on :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rd_Ig_wpof9R_L0IiA1aZ9syO7BWxb6jvBhPqG8Jmm4/edit?usp=sharing
You can set data validation rules with a script, as documented here. Here's a reference for starting with Apps scripts.
I wrote a function that does approximately what you described. It works with the range B3:B157 of the sheet '9th grade' in the current spreadsheet. For each of them, it sets the validation rule to be: a value in the same row, columns B and C of sheet 'List Data'. The line with
....... = listData.getRange(i+3, 2, 1, 2);
will need to be modified if the source range of validation is to be different. Here, the parameters are: starting row, starting column, number of rows, number of columns. So, 2 columns starting with the second, in row numbered i+3.
function setRules() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var grade = ss.getSheetByName('9th Grade');
var listData = ss.getSheetByName('List Data');
var range = grade.getRange('B3:B157');
var rules = range.getDataValidations();
for (var i = 0; i < rules.length; i++) {
var sourceRange = listData.getRange(i+3, 2, 1, 2);
rules[i][0] = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInRange(sourceRange).build();
}
range.setDataValidations(rules);
}
I land in this issue for a diferent reason: "Just mass DataValidation copy (or update) in one column". Thanks, to user3717023 that bring me a light.
I hope that helps someone this simplification.
function setRules() {
//select spreadsheet
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var leads = ss.getSheetByName('Leads');
//Select correct Datavalidation
var rangeNewDataValidation = leads.getRange('M2:M2');
var rule = rangeNewDataValidation.getDataValidations();
//Copy (or Update) Datavalidation in a specific (13 or 'M') column
var newRule = rule[0][0].copy();
Logger.log(leads.getMaxRows())
for( var i=3; i <= leads.getMaxRows(); i++){
var range = leads.getRange(i, 13);
range.setDataValidations([[newRule.build()]]);
}
}
Here is what I am trying to do. I have a list that populates a drop down list created by data validation. I then query the data to populate a second list based on the first drop down value. Everything works except I would like to set the first value in the second drop down to be the default value. In other words if I change the value in the first drop down my second drop down now shows an error until I select the drop down and change the value to a correct value. I would like to set it to the first correct value when the first drop down is changed. My reason for this is I dont want someone to forget to change the second drop down and get a value that is not even in the range.
Please help I am new to this kind of thing.
thanks
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U2_0Ku1bCLfDh_v2XyE9aQMSfdYmlVfX_8SKmQay48g/edit?usp=sharing
Here is what I have so far. It works except anytime the sheet is edited the value is reset. I only want it to reset when Cell A2 changes.
function onEdit() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive()
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
// IF(cellContent has changed) then clear B2
// else do nothing.
sheet.getRange('B2').clearContent();
var value = sheet.getRange('H2').getValue();
sheet.getRange('B2').setValue(value);
}
I figured it out and this seems to work just fine.
function onEdit() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var cell = sheet.getActiveCell();
var cellR = cell.getRow();
var cellC = cell.getColumn();
var cellValue = cell.getValue();
var active_spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var value = active_spreadsheet.getRange('H2').getValue();
if (cellR == 2 && cellC == 1) {
sheet.getRange('B2').clearContent();
sheet.getRange('B2').setValue(value);
}
}