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Sending message to Telegram from Google Sheet via Google Scripts

I'm trying to send a telegram message to myself, every morning, with a different quote that I have listed in a Google Sheet. I wrote some code that adds messages to the list, but I can't seem to generate a random row from the list to send daily.
var token = "TOKEN";
var telegramAPI = "https://api.telegram.org/bot" + token;
var webAppAPI = "https://script.google.com/macros/s/GOOGLE_WEB_APP_ADDRESS";
var ssId = "SPREADSHEET_ID";
function getMe() {
var url = telegramAPI + "/getMe";
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
Logger.log(response.getContentText());
}
function setWebhook() {
var url = telegramAPI + "/setWebhook?url=" + webAppAPI;
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
Logger.log(response.getContentText());
}
function sendText(id,text) {
var url = telegramAPI + "/sendMessage?chat_id=" + id + "&text=" + text;
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
Logger.log(response.getContentText());
}
function doGet(e) {
return HtmlService.createHtmlOutput("Test Data" + JSON.stringify(e,null,4));
}
function doPost(e) {
Logger.log(e);
var data = JSON.parse(e.postData.contents);
var text = data.message.text;
var what = data.message.text.split("-")[0]
var who = data.message.text.split("-")[1]
var id = data.message.chat.id;
var name = data.message.chat.first_name;
var response = "Hi " + name + ", this quote has been added to your database: " + text;
sendText(id,response);
SpreadsheetApp.openById(ssId).getSheets()[1].appendRow([new Date(),id,name,text,response,what,who]);
All of this works fine. I added a query that pulls them over to my Quote sheet from my Telegram Feed sheet, that I'll put here to help someone:
=IFERROR(QUERY('Telegram Feed'!$G$1:$G$98,"",-1),"Error")
Now that I'm pulling in quotes, I want to generate a random one from the list and schedule it to send to myself on a daily basis. I've included what I've tried below, but I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong.
The randomizer is partially working, but seems to be grabbing all of the content, which I need to refactor to say something along the lines of:
message = f"{quote} + ' - ' + {author}"
Randomizer:
function randomizer() {
var ssa = SpreadsheetApp.openById(ssId);
var ss = ssa.getSheetByName('Quotes');
var range = ss.getRange(1,1,ss.getLastRow(), 2);
var data = range.getValues();
for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++)
{
var j = Math.floor(Math.random()*(data[i].length));
var element = data[i][j];
ss.getRange(i+1, 6).setValue(element);
Logger.log(element);
}
}
Up until this point, it mostly works (even though I need to figure out how to fix the randomizer function as mentioned above. It's when I try to send a random message from the script to Telegram that I run into problems.
function sendQuote(what,who) {
var data = randomizer();
var dataJSON = JSON.parse(data.postData.contents);
var url = telegramAPI + "/sendMessage?chat_id=" + 'CHAT_ID_NUM' + "&text=" + what + " - " who;
}
I'm getting nothing back. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
EDIT:
I followed the suggestions from Дмитро-Булах & carlesgg97, and I refactored a bunch of my randomize code to give me a quote and author. For some reason, I'm now getting the error "TypeError: Cannot read property "postData" from undefined.: from the line that reads var dataJSON = JSON.parse(data.postData.contents);
Does anyone know why this is happening?
I'll close the issue within 24hrs regardless. Thanks for the help everybody!
function sendQuote(quote,author) {
var data = randomize();
var dataJSON = JSON.parse(data.postData.contents);
var encodedText = encodeURIComponent(quote + " - " + author);
var url = telegramAPI + "/sendMessage?chat_id=" + 'CHAT_ID' + "&text=" + encodedText;
UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
}
function randomize() {
var sss = SpreadsheetApp.openById(ssId);
var ss = sss.getSheetByName('Quotes');
var length = ss.getLastRow();
var overshoot = 97 //monitor for changes as list size increases
var true_length = length-overshoot;
var line = (Math.random() * ((true_length - 2) + 1)) + 2;
var quote_cell = ss.getRange(line,2);
var quote = quote_cell.getValue();
var author_cell = ss.getRange(line,1);
var author = author_cell.getValue();
Logger.log(quote + " - " + author);
}

Seems like you may be having two different problems:
You are not encoding the text as URL-safe. To safely append data (in this case the text URL Query string parameter) to your URL, you should use encodeURIComponent().
You don't seem to actually be sending the request. Did you miss the UrlFetchApp.fetch() call?
See below an example that fixes both issues:
function sendQuote(what,who) {
var data = randomizer();
var dataJSON = JSON.parse(data.postData.contents);
var encodedText = encodeURIComponent(what + " - " + who);
var url = telegramAPI + "/sendMessage?chat_id=" + 'CHAT_ID_NUM' + "&text=" + encodedText;
UrlFetchApp.fetch(url);
}

Resolve 'Parsing Error: Please check your selector. (line XX)' Javascript/AWQL

First off, let me say that I am not a developer, nor do I really code beyond basic HTML. So I appreciate your patience. :)
I'm working with a script that is for AdWords, but I believe it's more or less written in Javascript. (I've included the script below.)
Basically, I'm receiving the error message 'Parsing Error: Please check your selector. (line XX)' when I preview the script.
I've searched all around for hours and have yet to find a solution.
I think it may be that a query being returned contains either a single or double quote, and may be messing up the code? Though I can't actually prove that.
Also, yes, I was sure to update lines 17-21 with the correct details.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
John
/*
// AdWords Script: Put Data From AdWords Report In Google Sheets
// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright 2017 Optmyzr Inc., All Rights Reserved
//
// This script takes a Google spreadsheet as input. Based on the column headers, data filters, and date range specified
// on this sheet, it will generate different reports.
//
// The goal is to let users create custom automatic reports with AdWords data that they can then include in an automated reporting
// tool like the one offered by Optmyzr.
//
//
// For more PPC management tools, visit www.optmyzr.com
//
*/
var DEBUG = 0; // set to 1 to get more details about what the script does while it runs; default = 0
var REPORT_SHEET_NAME = "report"; // the name of the tab where the report data should go
var SETTINGS_SHEET_NAME = "settings"; // the name of the tab where the filters and date range are specified
var SPREADSHEET_URL = "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dttJTb547L81XYKdTQ56LcfO9hHhbb9wm06ZY5mKhEo/edit#gid=0"; // The URL to the Google spreadsheet with your report template
var EMAIL_ADDRESSES = "example#example.com"; // Get notified by email at this address when a new report is ready
function main() {
var currentSetting = new Object();
currentSetting.ss = SPREADSHEET_URL;
// Read Settings Sheet
var settingsSheet = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(currentSetting.ss).getSheetByName(SETTINGS_SHEET_NAME);
var rows = settingsSheet.getDataRange();
var numRows = rows.getNumRows();
var numCols = rows.getNumColumns();
var values = rows.getValues();
var numSettingsRows = numRows - 1;
var sortString = "";
var filters = new Array();
for(var i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
var row = values[i];
var settingName = row[0];
var settingOperator = row[1];
var settingValue = row[2];
var dataType = row[3];
debug(settingName + " " + settingOperator + " " + settingValue);
if(settingName.toLowerCase().indexOf("report type") != -1) {
var reportType = settingValue;
} else if(settingName.toLowerCase().indexOf("date range") != -1) {
var dateRange = settingValue;
} else if(settingName.toLowerCase().indexOf("sort order") != -1) {
var sortDirection = dataType || "DESC";
if(settingValue) var sortString = "ORDER BY " + settingValue + " " + sortDirection;
var sortColumnIndex = 1;
}else {
if(settingOperator && settingValue) {
if(dataType.toLowerCase().indexOf("long") != -1 || dataType.toLowerCase().indexOf("double") != -1 || dataType.toLowerCase().indexOf("money") != -1 || dataType.toLowerCase().indexOf("integer") != -1) {
var filter = settingName + " " + settingOperator + " " + settingValue;
} else {
if(settingValue.indexOf("'") != -1) {
var filter = settingName + " " + settingOperator + ' "' + settingValue + '"';
} else if(settingValue.indexOf("'") != -1) {
var filter = settingName + " " + settingOperator + " '" + settingValue + "'";
} else {
var filter = settingName + " " + settingOperator + " '" + settingValue + "'";
}
}
debug("filter: " + filter)
filters.push(filter);
}
}
}
// Process the report sheet and fill in the data
var reportSheet = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(currentSetting.ss).getSheetByName(REPORT_SHEET_NAME);
var rows = reportSheet.getDataRange();
var numRows = rows.getNumRows();
var numCols = rows.getNumColumns();
var values = rows.getValues();
var numSettingsRows = numRows - 1;
// Read Header Row and match names to settings
var headerNames = new Array();
var row = values[0];
for(var i = 0; i < numCols; i++) {
var value = row[i];
headerNames.push(value);
//debug(value);
}
if(reportType.toLowerCase().indexOf("performance") != -1) {
var dateString = ' DURING ' + dateRange;
} else {
var dateString = "";
}
if(filters.length) {
var query = 'SELECT ' + headerNames.join(",") + ' FROM ' + reportType + ' WHERE ' + filters.join(" AND ") + dateString + " " + sortString;
} else {
var query = 'SELECT ' + headerNames.join(",") + ' FROM ' + reportType + dateString + " " + sortString;
}
debug(query);
var report = AdWordsApp.report(query); //THIS IS LINE 103 WITH THE ERROR
try {
report.exportToSheet(reportSheet);
var subject = "Your " + reportType + " for " + dateRange + " for " + AdWordsApp.currentAccount().getName() + " is ready";
var body = "currentSetting.ss<br>You can now add this data to <a href='https://www.optmyzr.com'>Optmyzr</a> or another reporting system.";
MailApp.sendEmail(EMAIL_ADDRESSES, subject, body);
Logger.log("Your report is ready at " + currentSetting.ss);
Logger.log("You can include this in your scheduled Optmyzr reports or another reporting tool.");
} catch (e) {
debug("error: " + e);
}
}
function debug(text) {
if(DEBUG) Logger.log(text);
}

The area between SELECT and FROM is the selector. You're not selecting any fields with that query. That's happening because the headerNames array is empty. Verify the value of REPORT_SHEET_NAME

Cookie is not being read by Edge or Safari

I'm having a problem where my cookies are not being read by Safari or MS Edge. It works fine in all the other browsers just not in these 2.
Has anyone come across a similar issue? If so how did you manage to sort it out? Thank you.
$('.primary-button.eligibility-button').mousedown(function() {
var selectedCard = $('input[name="cardInterestOption"]:checked').next().text();
var balanceTransferOption = $('input[name="balanceTransferOption"]:checked').next().text().replace(/[a-z]/g,'');
var annualIncome = parseFloat($( "input[name='annualIncome']").val());
var otherIncome = parseFloat($( "input[name='otherIncome']").val());
var totalIncome = annualIncome + otherIncome;
document.cookie = "creditCardSelectorEligibility=" + selectedCard + "; path=/;";
document.cookie = "creditCardBalanceTransfer=" + balanceTransferOption + "; path=/;";
document.cookie = "creditCardTotalIncome=" + totalIncome + "; path=/;";
});
(function() {
var page = "";
var percentage = "NA";
var path = location.pathname;
if(/results/.test(path)){
page = "Success";
var results = "";
var percent = $(".results-banner:eq(0)").text();
if(/\b[0-9]{2}/.test(percent)){
results = percent.match(/\b[0-9]{2}/)[0]
}
}
else if(/verify/.test(path)){
page = "Verify";
}
else if(/problem/.test(path)){
page = "Problem";
}
else if(/noteligible/.test(path)){
page = "Not Eligible";
}
else if(/unavailable/.test(path)){
page = "Unavailable";
}
var selectedCard = bt_cookie('yrd_creditCardSelectorEligibility')
var balanceTransferOption = bt_cookie('yrd_creditCardBalanceTransfer')
var totalIncome = bt_cookie('yrd_creditCardTotalIncome')
return page + "|" + selectedCard + "|" + balanceTransferOption + "|" + totalIncome + "|" + results;
})();

What we have found happen sometimes, is that the page loads too quick for the cookie to be created. So we have had to change the way the Cookies get created. For instance you can change the code to create the Cookie as the user interacts with the form. ie: If the select a button or fill in a field. Capture the cookie there, rather than at the end of the page where the customer has to click the submit. Hopefully this makes sense?

Javascript loop skipping iterations

I am working in a javascript function that takes all of the id's from a HTML table and sends each iteration of a loop and sends the info to a PLSQL procedure to update. I concat a number on each id to make each one unique. If I add an alert in the loop and click through one by one it works. If I let it go on its own with no alert it skips some iterations. Is there something that I am doing wrong?
function process_update() {
var nDataCount = document.getElementById("v_nDataCount").value;
var p_cc_no = document.getElementById("p_cc_no").value;
var p_orient = document.getElementById("p_orient").value;
var p_ot = document.getElementById("p_ot").value;
var p_buy = document.getElementById("p_buy").value;
var x = 0;
if (nDataCount == 0) {
x = 0;
} else {
x = 1;
}
for (i = nDataCount; i >= x; i--) {
var p_pc_no = ("p_pc_no[" + i + "]");
var p_pc_no2 = document.getElementById(p_pc_no).value;
var p_tm_name = ("p_tm_name[" + i + "]");
var p_tm_name2 = document.getElementById(p_tm_name).value;
var p_tm_no = ("p_tm_no[" + i + "]");
var p_tm_no2 = document.getElementById("p_tm_no").value;
var p_status = ("p_status[" + i + "]");
var p_status2 = document.getElementById(p_status).value;
var p_hrs_per_week = ("p_hrs_per_week[" + i + "]");
var p_hrs_per_week2 = document.getElementById(p_hrs_per_week).value;
var p_shift = ("p_shift[" + i + "]");
var p_shift2 = document.getElementById(p_shift).value;
var p_open = ("p_open[" + i + "]");
var p_open2 = document.getElementById(p_open).value;
var p_vacant = ("p_vacant[" + i + "]");
var p_vacant2 = document.getElementById(p_vacant).value;
var p_comments = ("p_comments[" + i + "]");
var p_comments2 = document.getElementById(p_comments).value;
var p_delete = ("p_delete[" + i + "]");
var p_delete2 = document.getElementById(p_delete).value;
window.location.href = "https://server.server.com/db/schema.package.p_process2?p_cc_no=" + p_cc_no + "&p_pc_no=" + p_pc_no2 + "&p_tm_name=" + p_tm_name2 + "&p_tm_no=" + p_tm_no2 + "&p_status=" + p_status2 + "&p_hrs_per_week=" + p_hrs_per_week2 + "&p_shift=" + p_shift2 + "&p_open=" + p_open2 + "&p_vacant=" + p_vacant2 + "&p_comments=" + p_comments2 + "&p_delete=" + p_delete2 + "&p_orient=" + p_orient + "&p_ot=" + p_ot + "&p_buy=" + p_buy + "";
}

Try the below code. I am using an AJAX GET request within the loop with request params, so as to not change the interface as much as possible. It uses only plain JS since I am not sure if you have jquery.
The actual changes start from line 48. Of course, I could test this code only in a limited way, so it might have possible bugs (please let me know). Also this can be possibly refined further, but as a quick fix it should do.
A word of caution: This could make a lot of calls in quick succession. So if you have too many loop iterations you might end up bringing down the server. Use wisely! :-) There should be some kind of batching to avoid this, but that will need the call interface to be changed.
Lines 48-61: I am creating a plain JS object out of all your parameters. The key is parameter name, value is the value to be passed.
Line 63: Here I am defining a self-invoking function, which makes the AJAX call in its body. This way, even though AJAX is asynchronous in nature, it will run in sync with the for loop outside.
Line 64-66: I am serializing the object created in the loop, into query parameters.
Lines 68,69: Framing the URL to which request will be made.
Lines 71-77: Actually making the request. This is just boilerplate AJAX-invoking code you can find anywhere (jQuery would've made life so much simpler :-)).
function process_update(){
var nDataCount = document.getElementById("v_nDataCount").value;
var p_cc_no = document.getElementById("p_cc_no").value;
var p_orient = document.getElementById("p_orient").value;
var p_ot = document.getElementById("p_ot").value;
var p_buy = document.getElementById("p_buy").value;
var x = 0;
if (nDataCount == 0) {
x = 0;
} else {
x = 1;
}
for (i = nDataCount; i >= x; i--) {
var p_pc_no = ("p_pc_no[" + i + "]");
var p_pc_no2 = document.getElementById(p_pc_no).value;
var p_tm_name = ("p_tm_name[" + i + "]");
var p_tm_name2 = document.getElementById(p_tm_name).value;
var p_tm_no = ("p_tm_no[" + i + "]");
var p_tm_no2 = document.getElementById("p_tm_no").value;
var p_status = ("p_status[" + i + "]");
var p_status2 = document.getElementById(p_status).value;
var p_hrs_per_week = ("p_hrs_per_week[" + i + "]");
var p_hrs_per_week2 = document.getElementById(p_hrs_per_week).value;
var p_shift = ("p_shift[" + i + "]");
var p_shift2 = document.getElementById(p_shift).value;
var p_open = ("p_open[" + i + "]");
var p_open2 = document.getElementById(p_open).value;
var p_vacant = ("p_vacant[" + i + "]");
var p_vacant2 = document.getElementById(p_vacant).value;
var p_comments = ("p_comments[" + i + "]");
var p_comments2 = document.getElementById(p_comments).value;
var p_delete = ("p_delete[" + i + "]");
var p_delete2 = document.getElementById(p_delete).value;
var dataObj = {p_cc_no:p_cc_no,
p_pc_no:p_pc_no2,
p_tm_name:p_tm_name2,
p_tm_no:p_tm_no2,
p_status:p_status2,
p_hrs_per_week:p_hrs_per_week2,
p_shift:p_shift2,
p_open:p_open2,
p_vacant:p_vacant2,
p_comments:p_comments2,
p_delete:p_delete2,
p_orient:p_orient,
p_ot:p_ot,
p_buy:p_buy};
(function(paramsObj){
var paramsStr = Object.keys(paramsObj).map(function(key) {
return key + '=' + paramsObj[key];
}).join('&');
var url = "https://server.server.com/db/schema.package.p_process2?";
url += paramsStr;
var xhr = window.XMLHttpRequest ? new XMLHttpRequest() : new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
xhr.open('GET', url);
xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (xhr.readyState>3 && xhr.status==200) {/*Handle Call Success*/};
};
xhr.setRequestHeader('X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest');
xhr.send();
})(dataObj);
}
}

Weird Javascript Bug in IE? for-loop string concatenation

var pre = '<a href=someDirectoryPath';
var mid = '.aspx">';
var post = '</a>';
var trailHTML = '';
for(i=0;i<trail.length;i++) {
trailHTML = trailHTML + pre + getURL(trail[i]) + mid + trail[i] + post;
if(i!=(trail.length-1)) {
trailHTML += ' > ';
}
}
document.write(trailHTML);
trail is an arraylist of valid pages, like so:
['some name', 'another name','yet another name','name']
getURL just takes that name and adds a '-' in between words, which is the page name. This has been tested and works. (for example, getURL('some name') returns 'some-name')
The problem is, when run in IE9 (untested in other browsers), when I write trailHTML to the page, I only get the last element in the array. Why is this?
Let me know if you need any clarification...

function getURL(txt){
return txt.replace(/ /g,"-");
}
var trail = ['some name', 'another name','yet another name','name'];
///////////////////////////////////////////////////
var pre = '<a href="someDirectoryPath/'; // changed
var mid = '.aspx">';
var post = '</a>';
var trailHTML = '';
for(i=0;i<trail.length;i++) {
trailHTML += pre + getURL(trail[i]) + mid + trail[i] + post;
if(i<trail.length-1)trailHTML+=" > " // changed
}
document.write(trailHTML);

You have a syntax error in your for-loop: The open "{" on the if does not have a matching "}".
I ran a small sample in IE9 and got all items in the array, not just the last item as you report. Here's what I ran:
<script type="text/javascript">
function getURL(s){
return s.replace(" ", "-");
}
var trail = ['some name', 'another name','yet another name','name'];
var pre = '<a href=someDirectoryPath';
var mid = '.aspx">';
var post = '</a>';
var trailHTML = '';
for(i=0;i<trail.length;i++) {
trailHTML = trailHTML + pre + getURL(trail[i]) + mid + trail[i] + post;
if(i!=(trail.length-1)) {
trailHTML += " > ";
}
}
trailHTML = trailHTML + getURL(trail[0]);
document.write(trailHTML);
</script>
The output looked like this:
some name > another name > yet another name > namesome-name
Most likely your issue is caused by the syntax error, or in how the array is built/passed into your function.