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Triggering function from one master spreadsheet in other spreadsheet documents

I have a bunch of spreadsheets containing financial forecast. At the end of each month I make a copy to lock in the months forecast in every sheet. This works well. The problem is that I have to open all the sheets separately in order to activate the script in each sheet. So I was wondering if there is a way to trigger the script via a button from a master spreadsheet that looks something like this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YA6twVP3_oSJttcLx5JRdm8TO01zKFr2k_D9lrlc1eE/edit#gid=0
The script I'd like to trigger looks like this:
function CopyMonth() {
const sh = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
let ss = sh.duplicateActiveSheet();
let name = ss.getRange("a26").getDisplayValue();
ss.setName(name);
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var rangeToCopy = sheet.getRange(1, 1, sheet.getMaxRows(), sheet.getMaxColumns());
rangeToCopy.copyTo(sheet.getRange(1, 1), {contentsOnly: true});
}
The time and date I lock the forecast varies so it cannot be activated by a specific time or something like that.
The marked duplicate does not address my issue. The subject referenced to explains how to create a button to run a script. I'm asking how to run a script I've made in one document from an entirely different document. My problem is that I have 8 document I have to open and press a button today to run my script. I want to be able to run the scrip in all 8 documents from a master document instead.

Provided that all the spreadsheets you want to process are in the same folder, with no other spreadsheets in that folder or its subfolders, you can use something like this:
/**
* Makes a values only copy of the first tab in all
* spreadsheets in a folder and its subfolders.
*/
function insertValuesOnlyMonthTabInManySpreadsheets() {
// version 1.0, written by --Hyde, 14 December 2022
// - see https://stackoverflow.com/q/74801764/13045193
const folderName = '...put folder name here...';
const _action = (file) => {
const ss = getSpreadsheetFromFile_(file);
if (!ss) {
return;
}
const firstTab = ss.getSheets()[0];
const tabName = firstTab.getRange('A26').getDisplayValue();
let newTab;
try {
newTab = firstTab.copyTo(ss);
newTab.setName(tabName);
} catch (error) {
handleError_(error);
if (!newTab) {
return;
}
}
const rangeToCopyAsValuesOnly = firstTab.getDataRange();
rangeToCopyAsValuesOnly.copyTo(newTab.getRange(1, 1), { contentsOnly: true });
console.log(`Processed '${ss.getName()}'.`);
};
const folder = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(folderName).next();
processFilesInFolderRecursively_(folder, _action, handleError_);
}
For that to work, you will need to paste the getSpreadsheetFromFile_(), processFilesInFolderRecursively_() and handleError_() functions in the script project. You can get them from the processFilesInFolderRecursively_ script.

API request not updating variable in the first request. Second request is able to output the correct information

I am building an application to collate all the indicators that I use while investing in the stock market, as a personal project. I am currently making use of the yahoo-finance API. Given below is my code for one of the data loading functions, that will later be used with Tulind package.
var yahooFinance = require("yahoo-finance");
var returnValue = [];
const loadData = (symbol, from, to, freq) => {
let open = [];
let close = [];
let high = [];
let low = [];
let volume = [];
let updateValues = () => {
returnValue.map((e) => {
open.push(e.open);
close.push(e.adjClose);
high.push(e.high);
low.push(e.low);
volume.push(e.volume);
});
};
const data = yahooFinance.historical(
{
symbol: symbol,
from: from,
to: to,
freq: freq,
},
function (error, quotes) {
if (error)
console.log("Error in server/indicatorCalc/parent_calc.js", err);
else {
returnValue = quotes;
}
console.log("Data loaded in parent_calc.js");
}
);
updateValues();
return {
open,
close,
high,
low,
volume,
};
};
// console.log(tulind.indicators);
module.exports = { loadData };
Given above is the function, which has an API endpoint at localhost:5000/indicatorParent/
For testing purposes, the API is being called using the thunderclient extension on VSCode.
The first request sent with the required parameters is outputting an empty value (or the previous value if this is not the first request). When I click the send button for the second time, it gets updated with the correct/expected values. I want to know how to rectify this apparent "lag" in the updating of the returnValue variable. I am open to suggestions in changes in the flow of code as well.

How to run a function based on an answer

I am trying to figure out how to make a script to run a function based on an answer provided, at the moment my script creates and populates a word doc with answers provided from a google form. I want to streamline it so that I can use one google form to create different documents based on an answer provided rather than creating multiple google forms. I am very new to JavaScript and I am pretty sure I need an if statement at the beginning of everything, but I don't know what I should write or where it should go. This is my script:
function onOpen() {
const ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
const menu = ui.createMenu('AutoFill Docs');
menu.addItem('Create New Docs', 'createNewGoogleDocs');
menu.addToUi();
}
function createNewGoogleDocs(){
const googleDocTemplate = DriveApp.getFileById('google file goes here');
const destinationFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById('google folder goes here');
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Response');
const rows = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
rows.forEach(function(row,index) {
if (index === 0) return;
if (row[9]) return;
const copy = googleDocTemplate.makeCopy(`${row[5]} document name goes here`, destinationFolder);
const doc = DocumentApp.openById(copy.getId())
const body = doc.getBody();
body.replaceText('{{Name}}', row[5]);
body.replaceText('{{To}}', row[6]);
body.replaceText('{{Items}}', row[7]);
body.replaceText('{{Reasoning}}', row[8])
body.replaceText('{{Submitter}}', row[1]);
body.replaceText('{{Role}}', row[2]);
body.replaceText('{{Time}}', row[3]);
body.replaceText('{{Discord}}', row[4]);
doc.saveAndClose();
const url = doc.getUrl();
sheet.getRange(index + 1, 10).setValue(url)
})
}

Trying to import all google sheets files within a folder to a spreadsheet, all column headers are the same

I need to be able to take all files from a a folder within drive and input the data into the spreadsheet. I am also creating a Menu Tab so I can just Run the script without going to editor. It would be great if I can create a way enter names of existing folder name without always going to the script in order to take out that extra step. This is the script I am using. I really need assistance with this.
function importTimesheets() {
var spreadsheets = DriveApp.
getFolderById("").
getFilesByType(MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS);
var data = [];
while (spreadsheets.hasNext()) {
var currentSpreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(spreadsheets.next().getId());
data = data.concat(currentSpreadsheet
.getSheetByName('Timesheet')
.getRange("A3:L10")
.getValues()
);
}
SpreadsheetApp.
getActiveSheet().
getRange(1, 1, data.length, data[0].length).
setValues(data);
}
function onOpen() {
var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
ui.createMenu('Generate Timesheets')
.addItem('Generate', 'importTimesheets')

As far as I understand you are trying to find a solution for this line of code, whereby you currently have to enter the Id manually.
DriveApp.getFolderById("")
My suggestions would be to prompt the user for the folder Id, because prompting for the folder name may cause errors if more than one folder has the same name. My suggestion is implemented as follows:
const folderId = SpreadsheetApp.getUi().prompt("Please enter the Folder Id").getResponseText()
const folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId)
You could also use the Google File/Folder picker, as described here to search and select the folder.

Try this:
var level=0;
function getFnF(folder = DriveApp.getRootFolder()) {
const ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
const sh=ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1')
const files=folder.getFilesByType(MimeType.GOOGLE_SHEETS);
while(files.hasNext()) {
let file=files.next();
let firg=sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow() + 1,level + 1);
firg.setValue(Utilities.formatString('File: %s', file.getName()));//need editing
}
const subfolders=folder.getFolders()
while(subfolders.hasNext()) {
let subfolder=subfolders.next();
let forg=sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow() + 1,level + 1);
forg.setValue(Utilities.formatString('Fldr: %s', subfolder.getName()));//needs editing
level++;
getFnF(subfolder);
}
level--;
}
function runThisFirst() {
let r = SpreadsheetApp.getUi().prompt('Folder id','Enter Folder Id',SpreadsheetApp.getUi().ButtonSet.OK);
let folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(r.getResponseText())
getFnF(folder);
}

Insert Line breaks before text in Google Apps Script

I need to insert some line breaks before certain text in a Google Document.
Tried this approach but get errors:
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody();
var pattern = "WORD 1";
var found = body.findText(pattern);
var parent = found.getElement().getParent();
var index = body.getChildIndex(parent);
// or parent.getChildIndex(parent);
body.insertParagraph(index, "");
Any idea on how to do this?
Appreciate the help!

For example, as a simple modification, how about modifying the script of https://stackoverflow.com/a/65745933 in your previous question?
In this case, InsertTextRequest is used instead of InsertPageBreakRequest.
Modified script:
Please copy and paste the following script to the script editor of Google Document, and please set searchPattern. And, please enable Google Docs API at Advanced Google services.
function myFunction() {
const searchText = "WORD 1"; // Please set text. This script inserts the pagebreak before this text.
// 1. Retrieve all contents from Google Document using the method of "documents.get" in Docs API.
const docId = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getId();
const res = Docs.Documents.get(docId);
// 2. Create the request body for using the method of "documents.batchUpdate" in Docs API.
let offset = 0;
const requests = res.body.content.reduce((ar, e) => {
if (e.paragraph) {
e.paragraph.elements.forEach(f => {
if (f.textRun) {
const re = new RegExp(searchText, "g");
let p = null;
while (p = re.exec(f.textRun.content)) {
ar.push({insertText: {location: {index: p.index + offset},text: "\n"}});
}
}
})
}
offset = e.endIndex;
return ar;
}, []).reverse();
// 3. Request the request body to the method of "documents.batchUpdate" in Docs API.
Docs.Documents.batchUpdate({requests: requests}, docId);
}
Result:
When above script is used, the following result is obtained.
From:
To:
Note:
When you don't want to directly use Advanced Google services like your previous question, please modify the 2nd script of https://stackoverflow.com/a/65745933 is as follows.
From
ar.push({insertPageBreak: {location: {index: p.index + offset}}});
To
ar.push({insertText: {location: {index: p.index + offset},text: "\n"}});
References:
Method: documents.get
Method: documents.batchUpdate
InsertTextRequest