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Google Docs Script to count number of cells in a sheet that don't match with a specified background colour
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/** | |
* @param {range} countRange Range to be evaluated | |
* @param {range} colorRef Cell without background color to be searched for in countRange | |
* @return {number} | |
* @customfunction | |
*/ | |
function countNonMatchingColoredCells(countRange,colorRef) { | |
var activeRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange(); | |
var activeSheet = activeRange.getSheet(); | |
var formula = activeRange.getFormula(); | |
var rangeA1Notation = formula.match(/\((.*)\,/).pop(); | |
var range = activeSheet.getRange(rangeA1Notation); | |
var bg = range.getBackgrounds(); | |
var values = range.getValues(); | |
var colorCellA1Notation = formula.match(/\,(.*)\)/).pop(); | |
var colorCell = activeSheet.getRange(colorCellA1Notation); | |
var color = colorCell.getBackground(); | |
var count = 0; | |
for(var i=0;i<bg.length;i++) | |
for(var j=0;j<bg[0].length;j++) | |
if( bg[i][j] != color && values[i][j] != "" ) { | |
count=count+1; | |
} | |
return count; | |
}; |
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