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October 7, 2019 18:53
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Create a PDF file from a google sheet using apps script
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function generatePdf() { | |
var ss, source, newTab, newSheet; | |
source = SpreadsheetApp.openById("10wh47mXtvXEdfgdfgdfgdfgdfgdfg").getSheetByName('PrintFATURAFINAL'); | |
ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById("10wh47mXtvXEVUHdfgdfgdfgdfgdfgdfgd"); | |
var pdfName = source.getRange('E10').getDisplayValue(); | |
/*By using the value on a cell as the name for pdf file you be dynamically changed it to be display as a distinct list with no repetition | |
ei: client A.pdf | |
client B.pdf | |
,etc... | |
*/ | |
newTab = source.copyTo(ss) // copy sheet to the same spreadsheet | |
newTab.getDataRange().setValues(newTab.getDataRange().getDisplayValues()) | |
newSheet = SpreadsheetApp.create('Temp'); | |
newTab.copyTo(newSheet); | |
newSheet.deleteSheet(newSheet.getSheets()[0]); | |
var folderId = '16ZABtdfgdfgdfgdfgdfgdfgdfgdfg'; | |
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId); | |
// Save to pdf. | |
var theBlob = newSheet.getBlob().getAs('application/pdf').setName(pdfName); | |
var newFile = folder.createFile(theBlob); | |
var delet = ss.deleteSheet(newTab); | |
DriveApp.getFileById(newSheet.getId()).setTrashed(true); | |
} |
Thanks for the code.
The PDF is auto save in Portrait page orientation, how can it be save auto save as Landscape page orientation?
Hi sir/madam, Wgalter1, your code is brilliantly written, absolutely working perfectly
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Hi there Thanks for this code...I have faced a #ref problem with other codes. this code works perfectly.