How to use an element property to pass a variable from Javascript - javascript

I'm attempting to send emails using an HTML template.
I've looked at this post:
(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33178702/passing-variables-into-html-code)
Would either of the two code examples be close to something that could work to pass the variables from the Javascript to the HTML template?
My javascript variables are named detail2, detail3, detail4, detail5 and detail6.
1st attempt:
<html>
<head>
<script>
{
var detail2 = document.getElementById("detail2").innerHTML;
var detail3 = document.getElementById("detail3").innerHTML;
var detail4 = document.getElementById("detail4").innerHTML;
var detail5 = document.getElementById("detail5").innerHTML;
var detail6 = document.getElementById("detail6").innerHTML;
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<br>"Punctual? " document.getElementById('detail2').value<br>
<br>"Attention to detail? " document.getElementById('detail3').value<br>
<br>"Overall Professionalism? " document.getElementById('detail4').value<br>
<br>"Date of Service: " document.getElementById('detail5').value<br>
<br>"Notes/Details: " document.getElementById('detail6').value<br>
</p>
</body>
</html>
2nd attempt:
<html>
<head>
<script>
{
<input type="hidden" id="Detail2" value="detail2" />
<input type="hidden" id="Detail3" value="detail3" />
<input type="hidden" id="Detail4" value="detail4" />
<input type="hidden" id="Detail5" value="detail5" />
<input type="hidden" id="Detail6" value="detail6" />
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<br>"Punctual? " document.getElementById('detail2').value<br>
<br>"Attention to detail? " document.getElementById('detail3').value<br>
<br>"Overall Professionalism? " document.getElementById('detail4').value<br>
<br>"Date of Service: " document.getElementById('detail5').value<br>
<br>"Notes/Details: " document.getElementById('detail6').value<br>
</p>
</body>
</html>
Finally, the method given on GAS Dev is below, but this only confuses me more. I am sure I've been at this too long and I'm burned out, I just can't seem to see the answer on this one.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<base target="_top">
</head>
<body>
<table>
<? for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { ?>
<tr>
<? for (var j = 0; j < data[i].length; j++) { ?>
<td><?= data[i][j] ?></td>
<? } ?>
</tr>
<? } ?>
</table>
</body>
</html>
If anyone can help it's much appreciated!
Below is the Javascript from the .gs script file.
function SendEmail() {
// initialize data
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getDataRange();
var values = range.getValues();
// iteration loop
for (var i = 1; i<values.length; i++) {
// current times for comparator
var month = new Date().getMonth(); // returns today as 0-11 -- Jan is 0
var day = new Date().getDate(); // returns today as 1-31
var hour = new Date().getHours(); // returns today as 0-23
var minute = new Date().getMinutes(); // returns today as 0-59
// pull data from spreadsheet rows
var company = values[i][0];
var rating = values[i][1];
var detail1 = values[i][2];
var detail2 = values[i][3];
var detail3 = values[i][4];
var detail4 = values[i][5];
var detail5 = values[i][6];
var sendTime = values[i][7];
// character send times for comparator
var cSendMonth = sendTime.getMonth(); // returns sendMonth as 0-11 -- Jan is 0
var cSendDay = sendTime.getDate(); // returns sendDay as 1-31
var cSendHour = sendTime.getHours(); // returns sendHour as 0-23
var cSendMinute = sendTime.getMinutes(); // returns sendMinute as 0-59
// comparator
if(cSendMonth == month) {
if(cSendDay == day) {
if(cSendHour == hour) {
if(cSendMinute == minute) {
var htmlBody = HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('mail_template').getContent();
MailApp.sendEmail({
to: Session.getActiveUser().getEmail(),
subject: 'Test Email markup2 - ' + new Date(),
htmlBody: htmlBody,
});
} // end if minute test
}// end if hour test
}// end if day test
}// end if month test
}// end for loop
}

Can you try:
<html>
<head>
<script>
(function() {
var detail2 = document.getElementById("detail2").innerHTML;
document.getElementById("detail2_val").innerHTML = detail2;
})();
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<br>"Punctual?" <span id="detail2_val"></span><br>
</p>
</body>
</html>

Currently, this line:
var htmlBody = HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('mail_template').getContent();
will not evaluate a template.
The method being used is:
createHtmlOutputFromFile('mail_template')
HtmlService has quite a few methods for creating html content. You need to use:
HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile(filename).evaluate()
There are some possible things that could go wrong in your overall work flow. If the situation is one in which you are writing data, and then immediately trying to read that same data that was just written, there could be a problem with the new data not being available to be read in such a short time span.
I would use:
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
immediately after writing the new data, and before creating the template.
Only your third html example has code for a template. To retrieve data and put it into a template, a scriptlet must either run a function, that then retrieves the data, or the data must be in global variables. The situation with global variable makes no sense, because you are using dynamic data, so a function would need to run to first put the data into a global variable. The function might as well just return the data directly. So, your scriptlet will probably need to run a server side function and return text or HTML to the html template. You probably need to use a printing scriptlet.
Apps Script documentation - force printing scriptlets

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{$userinfo.create_account_date}
This returns me date in the following format: Oct-3-2017
I want to parse it to: DD/MM/YYY (03/10/2017)
The source code is encrypted. Is there a way to parse it through front-end only?
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