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Google App Script to insert data to a google spreadsheet via POST or GET - updated version as per https://mashe.hawksey.info/2014/07/google-sheets-as-a-database-insert-with-apps-script-using-postget-methods-with-ajax-example/
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/* | |
Copyright 2011 Martin Hawksey | |
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
limitations under the License. | |
*/ | |
// Usage | |
// 1. Enter sheet name where data is to be written below | |
var SHEET_NAME = "Sheet1"; | |
// 2. Run > setup | |
// | |
// 3. Publish > Deploy as web app | |
// - enter Project Version name and click 'Save New Version' | |
// - set security level and enable service (most likely execute as 'me' and access 'anyone, even anonymously) | |
// | |
// 4. Copy the 'Current web app URL' and post this in your form/script action | |
// | |
// 5. Insert column names on your destination sheet matching the parameter names of the data you are passing in (exactly matching case) | |
var SCRIPT_PROP = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties(); // new property service | |
// If you don't want to expose either GET or POST methods you can comment out the appropriate function | |
function doGet(e){ | |
return handleResponse(e); | |
} | |
function doPost(e){ | |
return handleResponse(e); | |
} | |
function handleResponse(e) { | |
// shortly after my original solution Google announced the LockService[1] | |
// this prevents concurrent access overwritting data | |
// [1] http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/concurrency-and-google-apps-script.html | |
// we want a public lock, one that locks for all invocations | |
var lock = LockService.getPublicLock(); | |
lock.waitLock(30000); // wait 30 seconds before conceding defeat. | |
try { | |
// next set where we write the data - you could write to multiple/alternate destinations | |
var doc = SpreadsheetApp.openById(SCRIPT_PROP.getProperty("key")); | |
var sheet = doc.getSheetByName(SHEET_NAME); | |
// we'll assume header is in row 1 but you can override with header_row in GET/POST data | |
var headRow = e.parameter.header_row || 1; | |
var headers = sheet.getRange(headRow, 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).getValues()[0]; | |
var nextRow = sheet.getLastRow()+1; // get next row | |
var row = []; | |
// loop through the header columns | |
for (i in headers){ | |
if (headers[i] == "Timestamp"){ // special case if you include a 'Timestamp' column | |
row.push(new Date()); | |
} else { // else use header name to get data | |
row.push(e.parameter[headers[i]]); | |
} | |
} | |
// more efficient to set values as [][] array than individually | |
sheet.getRange(nextRow, 1, 1, row.length).setValues([row]); | |
// return json success results | |
return ContentService | |
.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify({"result":"success", "row": nextRow})) | |
.setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON); | |
} catch(e){ | |
// if error return this | |
return ContentService | |
.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify({"result":"error", "error": e})) | |
.setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON); | |
} finally { //release lock | |
lock.releaseLock(); | |
} | |
} | |
function setup() { | |
var doc = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet(); | |
SCRIPT_PROP.setProperty("key", doc.getId()); | |
} |
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@Roman-kazi - thanks, updated :)