How can I map a Google form submission to a template and email to specific individuals as a PDF? - pdf

Question

I am trying to have users submit information through Google forms and have the information inserted into a Google Doc as a template. The completed document would then be converted to a PDF and emailed out to the individual. The issue that I am having is that nothing seems to be produced upon form submission. Help would be appreciated!
Here is the code that I am using:
//Get template from Google Docs and name it
var docTemplate = "1ebZTRMRJTxEkNQl1Y2XTSCmIMhmThSMk3BDEQrJbOBE";
var docName = "Unit Overview Template";
//When Form Gets Submitted
function onFormSubmit(e){
//Get information from form and set as variables
var email_address = "e.values[5]";
var teacher_name = e.values[2];
var unit_name = e.values[6];
var unit_length = e.values[7];
var unit_start = e.values[3];
var course_period = e.values[4];
//Get document template, copy it as a new temp doc, and save the Doc's id
var copyId = DocsList.getFilebyId(docTemplate)
.makeCopy(docName+' for ' +teacher_name)
.getId();
//Open the temporary document
var copyDoc = DocumentApp.openById(copyId);
//Get the document's body section
var copyBody = copyDoc.getActiveSection();
//Replace place holder keys, in our google doc template
copyBody.replaceText('keyFullName', teacher_name);
copyBody.replaceText('keyUnitName', unit_name);
copyBody.replaceText('keyUnitDays', unit_length);
copyBody.replaceText('keyUnitPeriod', course_period);
copyBody.replaceText('keyUnitStart', unit_start);
//Save and close the temporary document
copyDoc.saveAndClose();
//Convert temporary document to PDF
var pdf = DocsList.getFilebyId(copyID).getAs("application/pdf");
//Attach PDF and send the email
var subject = "Unit Lesson Overview";
var body = "Here is your completed Unit Overview for " + unit_name + "";
MailApp.sendEmail(email_address, subject, body, {htmlBody: body, attachments: pdf});
//Delete temp file
DocsList.getFilebyId(copyId).setTrashed(true);
}

Answer 1

Use DriveApp instead of DocsList as the latter is deprecated. Also make sure you have a trigger setup for onFormSubmit under Resources - current project triggers inside the Script Editor.