Reading information from a spreadsheet in Google Script.mp4

 

To read information from a Google Sheets spreadsheet using Google Apps Script, follow these steps:

1. Open Google Sheets: Open the spreadsheet you want to work with.

2. Open the Script Editor:

   • Go to Extensions > Apps Script in the menu.

3. Write Your Script:

   • You'll see a default Code.gs file where you can write your script. Here's a basic example of how to read data from a specific sheet:

javascript
function readSheetData() {
  // Open the active spreadsheet
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
  
  // Get the data range (adjust range as needed)
  var range = sheet.getDataRange();
  
  // Get values in a 2D array
  var values = range.getValues();
  
  // Loop through the values and log them
  for (var i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
    for (var j = 0; j < values[i].length; j++) {
      Logger.log(values[i][j]);
    }
  }
}

4. Save and Run:

   • Save your script by clicking the disk icon or File > Save.
   • Run the script by selecting the function name (readSheetData) from the dropdown menu and clicking the play button (▶️).

5. Check Logs:

   • To view the logged output, click on View > Logs in the Script Editor.

Explanation:

• SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet() retrieves the active spreadsheet.
• getActiveSheet() gets the currently active sheet.
• getDataRange() returns the range of cells containing data.
• getValues() retrieves the data as a 2D array where each inner array represents a row in the spreadsheet.

Feel free to modify the script to target specific sheets or ranges as needed!

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