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This is a sample script for correctly exporting the charts on Google Spreadsheet as the images using Google Apps Script. In the current stage, using Google Apps Script, when the charts on Google Spreadsheet are exported as the images, it seems that the exported images are not the same with the original one on Google Spreadsheet. About this, today, I could notice that I had answered for 2 questions. Q1, Q2 And also, I had already been reported this at the issue tracker. Ref

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This is a sample script for retrieving the difference between 2 arrays, which are the old values and the new values, using Google Apps Script. In my environment, I sometimes have the situation that it is required to retrieve the difference between 2 arrays. So I prepared this as a sample script. I think that this can be also used at Javascript and Node.js. If this was also useful for your situation, I’m glad.

RichTextApp was updated to v1.1.3

• v1.1.3 (June 17, 2020)

  1. The variable name for the error processing was not correct. The bug was removed.
  2. Added a sample script for using this library.

You can see the detail information here https://github.com/tanaikech/RichTextApp

RichTextApp was updated to v1.1.2

• v1.1.0 (June 16, 2020)

  1. Add new method of RichTextToHTMLForSpreadsheet. The method of RichTextToHTMLForSpreadsheet can convert the rich texts in the cells to the HTML format.

• v1.1.1 (June 16, 2020)

  1. About the method of RichTextToHTMLForSpreadsheet, I forgot to convert hyperlinks to HTML. This was modified.

• v1.1.2 (June 16, 2020)

  1. When one row and several columns are used as the range, only 1st column is returned. This bug was removed.

You can see the detail information here https://github.com/tanaikech/RichTextApp

Today, I could confirm that the transfer of owner of files got to be able to be achieved with batch requests of Drive API. When I had tested this at January 31, 2020, an error of there is no function to change the owner of this item yet (currently under development) had occurred.

But today, I could confirm that this got to be able to be achieved by the batch requests. By this, the owner of a lot of files can be transferred by reducing both the process cost and the quota cost.

Overview

These are the sample scripts of the batch requests for Drive API using Google Apps Script.

Description

When we want to manage the files and folders on Google Drive, we have 2 ways. One is the use of Drive service. Another is the use of Drive API. In the case of them, when we want to manage a lot of files and folders, unfortunately, both ways have no batch requests. Namely, for example, the metadata of a lot of files are changed, the methods in Class File and Files: update are required to be used in the loop. In this case, the process cost will be high. On the other hand, Drive API can use the batch requests. But in this case, in order to use this batch requests with Google Apps Script, it is required to create the request body of multipart/mixed by each user. Because there are no methods for automatically requests the batch requests. From this situation, here, I would like to introduce the simple sample scripts for creating, updating and deleting the files and folders on Google Drive using the batch requests with Google Apps Script.

Overview

This is the sample scripts for managing a lot of Google Calendar Events using the batch requests with Google Apps Script.

Description

When we want to manage the events of Google Calendar, we have 2 ways. One is the use of Calendar service. Another is the use of Calendar API. In the case of them, when we want to manage a lot of calendar events, unfortunately, both ways have no batch requests. Namely, for example, when a lot of events are deleted, deleteEvent() and Events: delete are required to be used in the loop. In this case, the process cost will be high. On the other hand, Calendar API can use the batch requests. But in this case, in order to use this batch requests with Google Apps Script, it is required to create the request body of multipart/mixed by each user. Because there are no methods for automatically requests the batch requests. From this situation, here, I would like to introduce the simple sample scripts for creating, updating and deleting the events of Google Calendar using the batch requests with Google Apps Script.

BatchRequest was updated to v1.1.2.

• v1.1.1 (June 12, 2020)

  1. Error handling for the input object was added.

• v1.1.2 (June 12, 2020)

  1. Removed a bug that when the returned value is empty, an error occurred.

You can check this at https://github.com/tanaikech/BatchRequest.

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This is a sample script for highlighting the row and column of the selected cell using Google Apps Script. For this, the OnSelectionChange event trigger is used.

Demo

Sample script

Please copy and paste the following script to the script editor of Spreadsheet. And, please select a cell. By this, the script is run by the OnSelectionChange event trigger.

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Description

This is a sample script for disabling the buttons put on Google Spreadsheet using Google Apps Script.

When a script is run by clicking a button on Google Spreadsheet, there is the case that you don’t want to make users run the script in duplicate. This sample script achieves this situation.

Demo

In this demonstration, 2 types of buttons are used. Those are the drawing and image, respectively. When the button is clicked, the worker of 10 seconds is run. You can see that after the button was clicked, even when the button is clicked again, the worker script is not run.