The following piece of script will create a menu item in the spreadsheet named Maintenance. There are three menu option present named:
Add Student one by one, Add Student's at once (FIFO), Add Student's at once (LIFO), Delete Sheets
function onOpen() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var menuEntries = [{name: "Add Student one by one", functionName: "addSheet"},
{name: "Add Student's at once (FIFO)", functionName: "addSheets"},
{name: "Add Student's at once (LIFO)", functionName: "addSheetsLIFO"},
{name: "Delete Sheets", functionName: "delSheets"}
];
ss.addMenu("Maintenance", menuEntries);
}
The next piece of code will create a new sheet, only if all information is entered properly. Once the information is entered, select the student that needs to be added and press Add Student:
function addSheet() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
var row = sh.getActiveRange().getRowIndex();
var rData = sh.getRange(row, 1, 1, 3).getValues();
if (row == 1) {
ss.toast("This is the header");
return
}
if(rData[0][0] != null || rData[0][1] != null || rData[0][2] != null) {
try {
ss.insertSheet(rData[0][2]);
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheets()[0]);
sh.getRange("D"+(row)).setValue(new Date());
} catch(e) {
throw 'This student allready has a sheet. Try another sheet name.';
}
}
}
The third piece of code will create new sheets, based on the sheet names, press Add Student's at once (FIFO):
function addSheets() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
var rData = sh.getDataRange().getValues();
var message = [];
for(var i=1, len=rData.length; i<len; i++) {
if(rData[i][3] == null || rData[i][3] == "") {
if(rData[i][0] != null || rData[i][1] != null || rData[i][2] != null) {
try {
ss.insertSheet(rData[i][2]);
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheets()[0]);
sh.getRange("D"+(i+1)).setValue(new Date());
} catch(e) {
message.push("row " + (i+1));
}
}
}
}
ss.toast("These sheets allready exist: " + message);
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheets()[0]);
}
The fourth piece of code will create new sheets, based on the sheet names, but by itterating backwards, press Add Student's at once (LIFO):
function addSheetsLIFO() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sh = ss.getActiveSheet();
var rData = sh.getDataRange().getValues();
var message = [], i=rData.length;
while(i--) {
if(rData[i][3] == null || rData[i][3] == "") {
if(rData[i][0] != null || rData[i][1] != null || rData[i][2] != null) {
try {
ss.insertSheet(rData[i][2]);
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheets()[0]);
sh.getRange("D"+(i+1)).setValue(new Date());
} catch(e) {
message.push("row " + (i+1));
}
}
}
}
ss.toast("These sheets allready exist: " + message);
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheets()[0]);
}
The last script is a bonus to delete all the created sheets, execpt the first sheet, press Delete Sheets:
function delSheets() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var shs = ss.getNumSheets();
for(var i=shs-1;i>0;i--){
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheets()[i]);
ss.deleteActiveSheet();
}
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheets()[0]);
ss.getRange("D2:D").clear();
}
I've prepared an example file, to see things happening: Add Student to New Sheet.
Yes. It is Possible.
Just follow some simple steps:
- You create a custom function by writing scripts which will work like simple function inside a Spreadsheet cell for ex: =SUM(A1 +A2) by Opening the Google Spreadsheet(That acts like directory ie. Data like name,contacts etc) ->Click Tools->Click Script Editor...
A new window will openup and choose spreadsheet option .Here,you can write custom functions which looks like
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nv5MC.png)
Here you write functions (for more info,https://developers.google.com/apps-script/your_first_script#requirements)
2.You create a function that will open your Spreadsheet that contains behaves like directory. A sample function
function readRows()
{
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById("0AszINz88nA9hdEkxa1FIS0wta1FLS2NPUzAyU0lOV1E")
var rows = sheet.getDataRange();
var numRows = rows.getNumRows();
var values = rows.getValues();
for (var i = 0; i <= numRows - 1; i++) {
var row = values[i];
Logger.log(row);
}
};
For more info,https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-app#open(File)
You can Run and Test by pressing Run and selecting function, (it may require permission).
You can view the results in Log Window by Opening View->Logs.
That,it now you can use that function in that cell.
Best Answer
Yes, it's possible by using Google Apps Script, more specifically by using the getUrl
From the last link:
The above code snippet adds the spredsheets's URL to the logger. To add it to a cell, you could use setValue(value)