I have to insert a link with a sheet with the basic's of my original sheet.
=> At the original sheet there is a importrange which insert the data. In the next tab a query take the data - now there should be appear a timestamp when the data in col B (in the Sheet at the link) is updated, but only at the first time the col change from an empty col to a filled col.
I searching at the internet, but I didn't find a helpful answer. On the one hand the most of the Scripts I found didn't work in general or doing a little bit. As a example:
This script worked:
function onEdit(event)
{
var timezone = "GMT-5";
var timestamp_format = "MM-dd-yyyy";
var updatedColName = "Bid Responses";
var sheet = event.source.getSheetByName('Overview - Working (Hidden)');
var actRng = event.source.getActiveRange();
var editColumn = actRng.getColum();
var index = actRng.getRowIndex();
var headers = sheet.getRange(1, 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).getValues();
var dateCol = headers[0].indexOf(timeStampCoName);
var updateCol = headers[0].indexOf(updateColName); updateCol = updateCol+1;
if (dateCol > -1 && index > 1 && editColumn == updateCol) {
var cell = sheet.getRange(index, dateCol + 1);
var date = Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), timezone, timestamp_format);
cell.setValue(date);
}
}
But the timestamp was not inserted at the row where the col data change, it appear in a completely different row.
Can someone help me to write a Script that do exactly what I want?
Unru,
an onEdit trigger will always require a manual edit to the spreadsheet. In other words: the script runs when a user changes a value in a spreadsheet.A recalculation of a formula does NOT fire an onEdit script.
More info: here
Related
I'm trying to get my sheet to automatically recalculate a set of dates within a schedule, in both directions, when a cell is changed.
The code works fine, but I need to add a bunch more columns and I'd really rather not copy/paste/find/replace a load more times. I'm fairly certain I can do this with variables (just looking up the column identifier and feeding that into the code somehow), but I don't know-how.
functJon onEdJt(e) {
var sh = e.source.getActJveSheet();
Jf(sh.getName() === 'Date Calculator' && e.range.getA1NotatJon() === 'C9'
)
{
sh.getRange("C10").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C9,+$C$3)");
sh.getRange("C11").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C10,+10)");
sh.getRange("C12").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C11,+$C$4)");
sh.getRange("C13").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C12,+$C$3)");
sh.getRange("C14").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C13,+10)");
sh.getRange("C15").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C14,+1)");
sh.getRange("C16").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C15,+$C$5)");
}
else Jf (sh.getName() === 'Date Calculator' && e.range.getA1NotatJon()
=== 'C10' )
{
sh.getRange("C9").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C10,-$C$3)");
sh.getRange("C11").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C10,+10)");
sh.getRange("C12").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C11,+$C$4)");
sh.getRange("C13").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C12,+$C$3)");
sh.getRange("C14").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C13,+10)");
sh.getRange("C15").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C14,+1)");
sh.getRange("C16").setFormula("=WORKDAY(C15,+$C$5)");
Ideally the code should then just "work" for any number of columns in the sheet, so I don't need to add more code if I add more columns.
Update
Here's an example of what I'm trying (but it's not working) - attempting to check that the active cell is in row 9 of a specific column before then running the "set.Formula" functions:
function onEdit(e) {
var sh = e.source.getActiveSheet();
var col = e.source.getActiveSheet().getRange().getColumn();
var row = e.source.getActiveSheet().getRange().getRow();
if(sh.getName() === 'Date Calculator' && e.getRange('9',col) )
Event Objects
Even though the code was written as onEdit(e), you didn't take advantage of the Event Objects.
In this answer, the code returns the new value of the edited cell and also the range. The range is then used to work out the row, column and sheet name and these is used for validation as well as for building the ranges and the setFormula
Variables
The code includes variables for the valid range of columns that can be used for data entry (Column C to Column H), and respective input rows (rows 9 and 10). These are expressed as values, but they could just as easily be written into the spreadsheet as assumptions and the values obtained in the code by using getValue.
The absolute cell references used in the setFormula are partly variable (column reference) and part hard-coded (the respective rows-3,4 and 5). If desired, the rows could be variable as well.
Efficiency
There is just one if statement containing one version of the code to build setFormula.
This is achieved by designing the if statement:
1. if the sheet = "Date Calculator" AND
2. if the editColumn is between the valid ColumnStart and ColumnEnd values (Column C to H) AND
3. if the editRow is between the valid Row values (rows 9 or 10) AND
4. if the edited value isn't a blank (length != 0).
The last condition ("edited value is blank") ensures that if cell contents are been deleted (and/or have no value), then the code won't proceed.
Convert column number to letter
I used a routine written by #AdamL found at Convert column index into corresponding column letter; this converts a column number into a letter. It's used to build the "targetcolumn" address in Workdays. It's valid for the letters A-Z; there's a version for letters beyond Z.
Cleanup
If data is entered into row 10 of a given column, then any value in row 9 (of the same column) needs to be deleted. The code does this and also deletes any pre-existing formula dates in the rows below so there is no confusion about the dates derived by the data entry.
function onEdit(e){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheetname = "Date Calculator";
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName(sheetname);
// get the event source data
var editedCell = e.range;
var editRow = editedCell.getRow();
var editCol = editedCell.getColumn();
var eValue = e.value;
var editedSheet = editedCell.getSheet().getName();
//Logger.log("DEBUG: the cell = "+editedCell.getA1Notation()+", the column = "+editCol+", the row is "+editRow+", the value is "+eValue+", the edited sheet is "+editedSheet);
// create some variables for column and row range
var columnStart = 3; // Column C
var columnEnd = 8; // Column H
var rowOption1 = 9; // row 9
var rowOption2 = 10 // row 10
// create some variables for target cells
var absolutecolumn = "C";
//var absoluterow1 = 3; // not used
//var absoluterow2 = 4; // not used
//var absoluterow3 = 5; // not used
// test for valid edit in row option 1 // Row 9
if(editedSheet === sheetname && columnEnd >=editCol && editCol>=columnStart && rowOption2>=editRow && editRow>=rowOption1 && eValue.length !=0 ){
//Logger.log("DEBUG: You got the right sheet, the edit is in the right range of columns and the edited row was = "+rowOption1);
if (editRow == rowOption2){
// clear row 9
sheet.getRange((+editRow-1),editCol).clear();
}
// clear following 8 rows of data
sheet.getRange((+editRow+1),editCol,8).clear();
// set the targetcolumn as a letter
var targetcolumn = columnToLetter(editCol);
// set formula for row+1
sheet.getRange((+editRow+1),editCol).setFormula("=WORKDAY("+targetcolumn+editRow+",$"+absolutecolumn+"$3)"); //
// set formula row +2
sheet.getRange((+editRow+2),editCol).setFormula("=WORKDAY("+targetcolumn+(+editRow+1)+",+10)");
// set formula row +3
sheet.getRange((+editRow+3),editCol).setFormula("=WORKDAY("+targetcolumn+(+editRow+2)+",$"+absolutecolumn+"$4)");
// set formula row +4
sheet.getRange((+editRow+4),editCol).setFormula("=WORKDAY("+targetcolumn+(+editRow+3)+",$"+absolutecolumn+"$3)");
// set formula row + 5
sheet.getRange((+editRow+5),editCol).setFormula("=WORKDAY("+targetcolumn+(+editRow+4)+",+10)");
// set formula row + 6
sheet.getRange((+editRow+6),editCol).setFormula("=WORKDAY("+targetcolumn+(+editRow+5)+",+1)");
// set formula row + 7
sheet.getRange((+editRow+7),editCol).setFormula("=WORKDAY("+targetcolumn+(+editRow+6)+",$"+absolutecolumn+"$5)");
// change the background to show entry in rowoption1
sheet.getRange(editRow,editCol).setBackground("yellow");
sheet.getRange((+editRow+1),editCol).setBackground("white");
}
}
function columnToLetter(column)
{
var temp, letter = '';
while (column > 0)
{
temp = (column - 1) % 26;
letter = String.fromCharCode(temp + 65) + letter;
column = (column - temp - 1) / 26;
}
return letter;
}
Screenshot
I am using the following script to add rows of files from a student loop in the Google spreadsheet if credits are less than x. The script was working good but as the data in the spreadsheet is being added daily, now the script is throwing "Exceeded maximum execution time" error (we have more than 2000 files). As I am new to scripting I don't know how to optimize the code.
Could someone help me to optimize the code or any solution so that the execution time take less than 5 min. Every time you compare to an email, it has to be compared to many emails. Please Help!
function updated() {
//Final file data (Combined)
var filecombined = SpreadsheetApp.openById("XXXXXXXXXX");
var sheet2 = filecombined.getSheets();
//Folder with all the files
var parentFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById("YYYYYYYYYYYY");
var files = parentFolder.getFiles();
//Current Date
var fecha = new Date();
//Path for each file in the folder
while (files.hasNext()) {
var idarchivo = files.next().getId();
var sps = SpreadsheetApp.openById(idarchivo);
var sheet = sps.getSheetByName('STUDENT PROFILE');
var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
var credits = data[5][1];
//Flat; bandera:1 (new row), bandera:2 (update row)
var bandera = 1;
//Take data from final file (Combined)
var data2 = sheet2[0].getDataRange().getValues();
//If credits are less than X: write
if (credits < 120) {
var email = data[2][1];
var lastrow = filecombined.getLastRow();
var u = 0;
//comparison loop by email, if found it, update and exit the loop
while (u < lastrow) {
u = u + 1;
if (email == data2[u - 1][1]) {
sheet2[0].getRange(u, 3).setValue(credits);
sheet2[0].getRange(u, 4).setValue(fecha);
u = lastrow;
bandera = 2;
}
}
//if that email does not exist, write a new row
if (bandera == 1) {
var nombre = data[0][1];
sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow + 1, 1).setValue(nombre);
sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow + 1, 2).setValue(email);
sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow + 1, 3).setValue(credits);
sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow + 1, 4).setValue(fecha);
}
}
}
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
}
The questioner's code is taking taking more than 4-6 minutes to run and is getting an error Exceeded maximum execution time.
The following answer is based solely on the code provided by the questioner. We don't have any information about the 'filecombined' spreadsheet, its size and triggers. We are also in the dark about the various student spreadsheets, their size, etc, except that we know that there are 2,000 of these files. We don't know how often this routine is run, nor how many students have credits <120.
getvalues and setvalues statements are very costly; typically 0.2 seconds each. The questioners code includes a variety of such statements - some are unavoidable but others are not.
In looking at optimising this code, I made two major changes.
1 - I moved line 27 var data2 = sheet2[0].getDataRange().getValues();
This line need only be executed once and I relocated it at the top of the code just after the various "filecombined" commands. As it stood, this line was being executed once for every student spreadsheet; this along may have contributed to several minutes of execution time.
2) I converted certain setvalue commands to an array, and then updated the "filecombined" spreadsheet from the array once only, at the end of the processing. Depending on the number of students with low credits and who are not already on the "filecombined" sheet, this may represent a substantial saving.
The code affected was lines 47 to 50.
line47: sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow+1, 1).setValue(nombre);
line48: sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow+1, 2).setValue(email);
line49: sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow+1, 3).setValue(credits);
line50: sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow+1, 4).setValue(fecha);
There are setvalue commands also executed at lines 38 and 39 (if the student is already on the "filecombined" spreadsheet), but I chose to leave these as-is. As noted above, we don't know how many such students there might be, and the cost of these setvalue commands may be minor or not. Until this is clear, and in the light of other time savings, I chose to leave them as-is.
function updated() {
//Final file data (Combined)
var filecombined = SpreadsheetApp.openById("XXXXXXXXXX");
var sheet2 = filecombined.getSheets();
//Take data from final file (Combined)
var data2 = sheet2[0].getDataRange().getValues();
// create some arrays
var Newdataarray = [];
var Masterarray = [];
//Folder with all the files
var parentFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById("YYYYYYYYYYYY");
var files = parentFolder.getFiles();
//Current Date
var fecha = new Date();
//Path for each file in the folder
while (files.hasNext()) {
var idarchivo = files.next().getId();
var sps = SpreadsheetApp.openById(idarchivo);
var sheet = sps.getSheetByName('STUDENT PROFILE');
var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
var credits = data[5][1];
//Flat; bandera:1 (new row), bandera:2 (update row)
var bandera = 1;
//If credits are less than X: write
if (credits < 120){
var email = data[2][1];
var lastrow = filecombined.getLastRow();
var u = 0;
//comparison loop by email, if found it, update and exit the loop
while (u < lastrow) {
u = u + 1;
if (email == data2[u-1][1]){
sheet2[0].getRange(u, 3).setValue(credits);
sheet2[0].getRange(u, 4).setValue(fecha);
u = lastrow;
bandera = 2;
}
}
//if that email does not exist, write a new row
if(bandera == 1){
var nombre = data[0][1];
Newdataarray = [];
Newdataarray.push(nombre);
Newdataarray.push(email);
Newdataarray.push(credits);
Newdataarray.push(fecha);
Masterarray.push(Newdataarray);
}
}
}
// update the target sheet with the contents of the array
// these are all adding new rows
lastrow = filecombined.getLastRow();
sheet2[0].getRange(lastrow+1, 1, Masterarray.length, 4);
sheet2[0].setValues(Masterarray);
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
}
As I mentioned in my comment, the biggest issue you have is that you repeatedly search an array for a value, when you could use a much faster lookup function.
// Create an object that maps an email address to the (last) array
// index of that email in the `data2` array.
const knownEmails = data2.reduce(function (acc, row, index) {
var email = row[1]; // email is the 2nd element of the inner array (Column B on a spreadsheet)
acc[email] = index;
return acc;
}, {});
Then you can determine if an email existed in data2 by trying to obtain the value for it:
// Get this email's index in `data2`:
var index = knownEmails[email];
if (index === undefined) {
// This is a new email we didn't know about before
...
} else {
// This is an email we knew about already.
var u = ++index; // Convert the array index into a worksheet row (assumes `data2` is from a range that started at Row 1)
...
}
To understand how we are constructing knownEmails from data2, you may find the documentation on Array#reduce helpful.
I have been checking out multiple codes on trying to update my Google Spreadsheet but have been unsuccessful when trying to do this with multiple cells. On my spreadsheet I have multiple tabs and when I update a row in column 2,3 or 4, I would like it to enter the date in column 5.
Thank you for your help.
Step 1.
In the Google Spreadsheet, click on "Script editor..." under the "Tools" menu.
Step 2.
Remove any sample script that might be in there and paste the following ...
// Sets the targetColumn on the edited row to the current date if the
// edited column in within columnBounds.
// Note: This will only handle single cell editing.
// Columns that need to be monitored for changes. Use CAPITAL letters.
var monitoredColumns = ['B', 'C', 'D'];
// Colum that will receive the date.
var targetColumn = 'E'
// To avoid adding the date in the title row, we need to consider the starting row.
var startingRow = 4
// onEdit() is a reserved function name that will be called every time the sheet will be edited.
function onEdit(e) {
var range = e.range;
// Row of the edited cell.
var row = range.getRow();
// Column of the edited cell.
var col = String.fromCharCode(64 + range.getColumn());
if (row < startingRow) {
// None of the monitored rows have been edited.
return;
}
if (monitoredColumns.indexOf(col) < 0) {
// Column B, C or D (2, 3 or 4) was not modified.
// Do not proceed any further.
return;
}
// Current spreadsheet.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
// Date cell.
var dateCell = sheet.getRange(targetColumn + range.getRow());
// Set it to the current date.
dateCell.setValue(new Date());
}
Step 3
Adjust the values of monitoredColumns, targetColumn and startingRow
Step 4
Start entering some content in the cells.
I am building a spreadsheet that tracks work in progress as it moves through steps of a manufacturing process.
Each step of the process has a column with the total parts moved to each stage. To the left of this column is a column for number of parts moved to the stage (parts move through a few at a time).
My scrpit then takes the values in the "add" column, adds them to the "total" column, then reset the "add" column to "".
Here's the code:
function addColumns() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
// ss is now the spreadsheet the script is associated with
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0]; // sheets are counted starting from 0
// sheet is the first worksheet in the spreadsheet
for (var i=4; i<500; i++ ) {
if(sheet.getRange(i,1).getValue()>0){ //Only run if order number not empty
//Breakout Column
var add = sheet.getRange(i,6);
var total = sheet.getRange(i,7);
total.setValue(total.getValue() + add.getValue());
add.setValue("");
//CNC Column
var add = sheet.getRange(i,8);
var total = sheet.getRange(i,9);
total.setValue(total.getValue() + add.getValue());
add.setValue("");
//CutSand Column
var add = sheet.getRange(i,10);
var total = sheet.getRange(i,11);
total.setValue(total.getValue() + add.getValue());
add.setValue("");
//Lasered Column
var add = sheet.getRange(i,12);
var total = sheet.getRange(i,13);
total.setValue(total.getValue() + add.getValue());
add.setValue("");
//To Finishing Column
var add = sheet.getRange(i,14);
var total = sheet.getRange(i,15);
total.setValue(total.getValue() + add.getValue());
add.setValue("");
// Defective Column
var add = sheet.getRange(i,17);
var total = sheet.getRange(i,18);
total.setValue(total.getValue() + add.getValue());
add.setValue("");
//Etsy Column
var add = sheet.getRange(i,20);
var total = sheet.getRange(i,21);
total.setValue(total.getValue() + add.getValue());
add.setValue("");
}
if(sheet.getRange(i,4).getValue()<1){i=500} //Once you find a blank order exit the loop
}
}
My code as written does accomplish this; it does exactly what I need. The problem is that since the code is accessing the spreadsheet on each loop it takes almost a full second per cell to run, and with 7 steps per order it can take minutes at a time to run through with lots of orders...
This is a pretty simple mathematical task, so there has to be a more efficient way of doing it, I just haven't been able to find the right keywords to describe what I need to do.
I am quite happy to learn whatever needs to be done, just need to know what direction to head.
Thanks in advance!
I would suggest to do something like this: (not tested)
function addColumns() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0]; // Refers to the first worksheet in the spreadsheet
var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues(); // Acquires all values of the sheet
for (var i = 3; i < data.length; i++) { // Loop over every row
if (data[i][0].length > 0) { // Check if first column has a value
// Breakout
sheet.getRange(i+1,7).setValue(parseFloat(data[i][6]) + parseFloat(data[i][5]));
sheet.getRange(i+1,6).clear();
// Repeat code above for other columns
}
}
}
This code acquires all the data from the sheet instead of looping over a fixed amount of 500 rows. Assuming that your data starts at row 4, I've implemented this in the code above as well.
Variable data acquires all the data at one moment instead of trying to fetch values of every range (cell) all the time. I expect that this will save your script quite some time.
Because we acquire the data at once, the script sees the value as a string. Before we calculate the new value of the total column, we parse the value as a float (a number with decimals).
The code above is not tested as I don't have a sheet ready in the same format as you do but I think the logic is clear and if it doesn't work I suppose you should be able to adjust it to work for your sheet.
alright... not sure if these could be done.
i'm in google spreadsheets with cell A1 = time.. the range is A1:C4.
i have a simple table as follows:
time sit stand
1 bob mike
2 fred pat
3 chris mike
This my query:
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select A,B,C where C='mike'",0)
... pretty straight forward. however, I want the column reference to be dynamic. So i need to be able to query using the header. how do i do it? I've already tried the following:
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select 'sit ', 'stand' where 'stand' = 'mike' ",0)
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select sit, stand where stand = 'mike' ",0)
and per this page's suggestion:
Google spreadsheet Query Error - column doesn't exist
I've also tried the following:
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select Col2, Col3 where Col3 = 'mike' ",0)
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select Col2, Col3 where (Col3) = 'mike' ",0)
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select (Col2), (Col3) where (Col3) = 'mike' ",0)
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select 'Col2', 'Col3' where 'Col3' = 'mike' ",0)
None of them work... does anybody know how to do it or know if it is possible?
https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/querylanguage
the examples here seems like you can do it, but is that for app script only? and not in the spreadsheet function?
Unfortunately there is no native way of referencing columns by their headers in the QUERY spreadsheet function select clause.
You can use the Colx notation if the first argument of the QUERY is anything other than an explicitly referenced range. One way to achieve this is wrap the range in parentheses, and invoking ArrayFormula:
=ArrayFormula(QUERY(($A$1:$C$4),"select Col2, Col3 where Col3 = 'mike'",0))
And it is rather ugly, but you can use the MATCH function to bolt in header references:
=ArrayFormula(QUERY(($A$1:$C$4),"select Col"&MATCH("sit";$A$1:$C$1;0)&", Col"&MATCH("stand";$A$1:$C$1;0)&" where Col"&MATCH("stand";$A$1:$C$1;0)&" = 'mike'",1))
I have also came across this problem without a solution, so I've have written a script which will allow column references within a query.
To use:
1. Create a separate sheet and set "[SHEET NAME]" to the name of the data sheet
2. Create a Name Range (from tools menu) which is the row which the columns ids are stored eg A1:K1
3. change[COLUMNIDs ROW REFERENCE] in the code to the named range.
Now while querying simple prefix a $ character before the column id example:
=QUERY([SHEET_NAME]!A4:F, _Select(" * WHERE $[COLUMNID] < $[COLUMNID2]")
function _Select(squery){
var sheetName = "[SHEET NAME]";
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName(sheetName);
var colIndex = sheet.getDataRange().getColumn();
var colIndex2 = sheet.getDataRange().getLastColumn();
var rangeString = sheetName+"!"+sheet.getRange(3, colIndex, 1, colIndex2).getA1Notation();
return "SELECT "+yq(rangeString, squery);
}
function yq(range, sQuery) {
var sheetName = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getSheetName();
if( (typeof range == "object") && (range !== null) ){
sheetName = range.getSheet().getName();
range = range.getA1Notation();
}else{
var tRange = range.split("!");
if(tRange.length > 1){
sheetName = tRange[0]
range = tRange[1];
}
}
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName(sheetName);
var range = sheet.getRange(range);
var qInput = sQuery.split(" ");
var outQuery = [];
for(var i = 0; i < qInput.length; i++){
if(qInput[i].charAt(0) == "$"){
var colIndex = getHeaderValues(sheet, qInput[i].slice(1), range, "[COLUMNIDs ROW REFERENCE]");
outQuery.push(colIndex.toString());
}else{
outQuery.push(qInput[i]);
}
}
return outQuery.join(" ");
}
function getHeaderValues(sheet, columnName, range, columnHeaderRow){
var columnHeaderRowIndex = range.getRowIndex() - 1;
if(!isNaN(parseFloat(columnHeaderRow)) && isFinite(columnHeaderRow)){
columnHeaderRowIndex = range.getRowIndex() + columnHeaderRow;
}else if(typeof columnHeaderRow == "string"){
columnHeaderRowIndex = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRangeByName(columnHeaderRow).getRowIndex();
}
var numColumns = range.getLastColumn() - range.getColumn() + 1;
var headersRange = sheet.getRange(columnHeaderRowIndex, range.getColumn(), 1, numColumns);
var headers = headersRange.getValues()[0];
var hIndex = null;
for(var i = 0; i < headers.length; i++){
if(headers[i] == columnName){
hIndex = headersRange.getColumn() + i;
hIndex = sheet.getRange(headersRange.getRow(), hIndex).getA1Notation();
return hIndex.charAt(0);
}
}
return null;
}
Hi I have another solution. I broke Lines that the hole thing can be read.
=query($A$1:$C$4,"select "
&CHAR(MATCH("time";1:1;0)+64)
&","
&CHAR(MATCH("sit";1:1;0)+64)
&","
&CHAR(MATCH("stand";1:1;0)+64)
&"where C='mike'",0)
Still not nice, and you are limmited to 24 Columns. Since after that you need to split. Dont like it at all :(
There are two things I've found you can do to improve Query column references:
Place column references searches in another cell (legend) and use
=query(A:C,"select "&D2&" where "&E2&" starts with '"&E3&"' ")
where for example D2 = A, E2 = C, E3 = foo
This has the benefit of allowing you to change the Query terms by editing cells rather than formulas and also doesn't break when you add/move columns around. You can take it further and name the ranges to make it look like
=query(A:C,"select "&cats&" where "&name&" starts with '"&search&"' ")
Switch it to Col[n] reference mode by messing with the range
=query({A:C},"select Col1 where Col3 matches 'foo' ")
This gives you the ability to move the dataset around without breaking it, but will break down if you insert more columns into the range.
I have found a workaround that is useful, you can name columns as named ranges and then you query those specific columns, some caveats is that you can't do that with large databases
=QUERY({employee,score},"select Col1,avg(Col2) group by Col1")