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I have an apps script that creates a new Google worksheet each time a new entry is made in Column A of sheet1 of a Master Sheet and renames that new worksheet to the last entered data in column A of sheet1 of the Master Sheet. It also pastes the URL of the newly created sheets in Column J of sheet1 of the master sheet. Below is the code

function myFunction() {
  const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  const sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
  const nss = SpreadsheetApp.create(sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow(), 1).getDisplayValue())
  sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow(), 10).setValue(nss.getUrl());
}

The apps script code is run by an onEdit trigger I set manually. Each time a new worksheet is created, I want the last row that was edited to be copied (from A to J) to the newly created worksheet I also want every worksheet both the master sheet and the newly created sheet to be shared (as editors) with a list of emails in Column B of Sheet 2 of the master sheet. I appreciate your help.

Damilola Ogundun
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I believe your goal is as follows.

  1. You want to copy the last row (columns "A" to "J") to the 1st tab of the created Spreadsheet.
  2. You want to share the active Spreadsheet and the created Spreadsheet with the emails retrieved from column "B" of "Sheet2" in the active Spreadsheet.
  3. You want to run the script by both the installable OnEdit trigger and the manual execution.

Modification points:

  • In your script,
    • Script for copying the edited row is not included.
    • Script for sharing the Spreadsheet is not included.
    • getLastRow() is used 2 times. This can be used one time.

When these points are reflected in your script, it becomes as follows.

Modified script:

From a list of emails in Column B of Sheet 2 of the master sheet, this modified script retrieves the emails from column "B" of "Sheet2" of the active Spreadsheet. If your sheet name is not "Sheet2", please modify it.

function myFunction() {
  // Creating new Spreadsheet.
  const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  const sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
  const lastRow = sh.getLastRow();
  const values = sh.getRange(`A${lastRow}:J${lastRow}`).getValues()[0];
  const nss = SpreadsheetApp.create(values[0]);
  const url = nss.getUrl();
  sh.getRange(lastRow, 10).setValue(url);
  values[9] = url;
  nss.appendRow(values);

  // Sharing Spreadsheets.
  const sheet2 = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet2");
  const emails = [...new Set(sheet2.getRange("B1:B" + sheet2.getLastRow()).getValues().reduce((ar, [b]) => {
    if (b && b.includes("@")) ar.push(b);
    return ar;
  }, []))];
  ss.getEditors().forEach(e => ss.removeEditor(e));
  ss.addEditors(emails);
  nss.addEditors(emails);
}
  • When this script is run, I think that the above your expected flow is run.
  • In this modified script, the active Spreadsheet is sharing with the values from the column "B" of "Sheet2" by updating the users. If you don't want to this, please remove ss.getEditors().forEach(e => ss.removeEditor(e)); and ss.addEditors(emails);.

References:

Tanaike
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SUGGESTION:

This is a version of the script wherein the last row (Columns "A" to "J") of your Master Sheet - Sheet 1 is automatically copied over the first row of the newly created spreadsheet. See inline comments for the changes provided.

function createNewSheet() {
  const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  const sh = ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1');
  const nss = SpreadsheetApp.create(sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow(), 1).getDisplayValue());
  
  //Opens the newly created spreadsheet
  const ds = SpreadsheetApp.openById(nss.getUrl().substring(39, 83)).getActiveSheet(); 

  //Gets the value from the master spreadsheet's last row
  const dsval = sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow(), 1, 1, 10).getValues();

  //Sets the value to the first row of the newly created spreadsheet
  ds.getRange('A1:J1').setValues(dsval);

  sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow(), 10).setValue(nss.getUrl());
}
Century Tuna
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