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I would like to programmatically set page breaks in my Google Spreadsheet before exporting to PDF, using Apps Script
It should be possible as you can manually set the page breaks when you print the Spreadsheet (https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7663148?hl=en)
I found that it's possible in Google Docs (https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) but they don't mention it on the sheet.
Is there a way to do it, even if it's a "hack"?
Talking about "hacks", you may try to capture HTTP request sent from the Spreadsheet to Google when you are trying to save a sheet as PDF by going to the developer tools - Network.
From this link you can get formatting parameter pc, which in my case looks like this:
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,
[["1990607563"]],
10000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,
43866.56179325232,
null,null,
[0,null,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,2,1,null,null,2,1],
["A4",0,6,1,[0.75,0.75,0.7,0.7]],
null,0,
[["1990607563",[[45,92],[139,139]],[[0,15]]]],0]
where:
[["1990607563",[[45,92],[139,139]],[[0,15]]]],0] // page breaks parameters
Note though that I used custom page breaks and landscape orientation, which are reflected in the response above.
Putting it all together, the following code does the trick:
function exportPDFtoGDrive (ssID, filename, source){
var source = "1990607563"
var dt = new Date();
var d = encodeDate(dt.getFullYear(),dt.getMonth(),dt.getDate(),dt.getHours(),dt.getMinutes(),dt.getSeconds());
var pc = [null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,
[[source]],
10000000,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,
d,
null,null,
[0,null,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,2,1,null,null,2,1],
["A4",0,6,1,[0.75,0.75,0.7,0.7]],
null,0,
[[source,[[45,92],[139,139]],[[0,15]]]],0];
var folder = DriveApp.getFoldersByName("FolderNameGoesHere").next();
var options = {
'method': 'post',
'payload': "a=true&pc="+JSON.stringify(pc)+"&gf=[]",
'headers': {Authorization: "Bearer " + ScriptApp.getOAuthToken()},
'muteHttpExceptions': true
};
const esid = (Math.round(Math.random()*10000000));
const theBlob =
UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/"+ssID+"/pdf?id="+ssID+"&esid="+esid, options).getBlob();
folder.createFile(theBlob).setName(filename+".pdf");
}
function myExportPDFtoGDrive(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('yourSpreadSheetID');
var sheet = ss.getSheetByName("NameGoesHere");
var filename = ss.getName()+" ["+sheet.getName()+"]";
exportPDFtoGDrive (ss.getId(),filename);
}
A more detailed explanation of the hack is available here
Export Google Sheets to PDF though in Russian only.
I use a work around. I adjust the page size by altering the row height to fit the paper size I want (A4).
When exporting to pdf google changes sizes to fit the width. I add up the size of the columns and then set the row heights accordingly. Numbers were chosen by trial and error.
var width = 0;
for(var z = 0; z < s4.getLastColumn(); z++){
width += s4.getColumnWidth(z+1);
}
var a4PageHeightPixels = 1050 * width / 800;
Because I wanted the rows all the same height I set the row height dividing my page height by the number of rows. Having ensured the last row was blank, I adjusted the last row to take up the rounding error.
rowHeight= Math.floor(a4PageHeightPixels/(numDataRows ));
lastRowHeight = a4PageHeightPixels - (numDataRows -1) * rowHeight;
s4.setRowHeights(pageFirstRow,numDataRows-1,rowHeight);
s4.setRowHeight(pageFirstRow+numDataRows-1,lastRowHeight);
(s4 is the sheet I am using)However, I would expect most people would simply want to insert a blank line at the bottom of each page and adjust its size to fit the pdf paper size.
For years, I have been using Google Cloud Print to print labels in our laboratories on campus (to standardize) using a Google Apps Script custom HtmlService form.
Now that GCP is becoming depreciated, I am in on a search for a solution. I have found a few options but am struggling to get the file to convert to a pdf as would be needed with these other vendors.
Currently, when you submit a text/html blob to the GCP servers in GAS, the backend converts the blob to application/pdf (as evidenced by looking at the job details in the GCP panel on Chrome under 'content type').
That said, because these other cloud print services require pdf printing, I have tried for some time now to have GAS change the file to pdf format before sending to GCP and I always get a strange result. Below, I'll show some of the strategies that I have used and include pictures of one of our simple labels generated with the different functions.
The following is the base code for the ticket and payload that has worked for years with GCP
//BUILD PRINT JOB FOR NARROW TAPES
var ticket = {
version: "1.0",
print: {
color: {
type: "STANDARD_COLOR",
vendor_id: "Color"
},
duplex: {
type: "NO_DUPLEX"
},
copies: {copies: parseFloat(quantity)},
media_size: {
width_microns: 27940,
height_microns:40960
},
page_orientation: {
type: "LANDSCAPE"
},
margins: {
top_microns:0,
bottom_microns:0,
left_microns:0,
right_microns:0
},
page_range: {
interval:
[{start:1,
end:1}]
},
}
};
var payload = {
"printerid" : QL710,
"title" : "Blank Template Label",
"content" : HtmlService.createHtmlOutput(html).getBlob(),
"contentType": 'text/html',
"ticket" : JSON.stringify(ticket)
};
This generates the expected following printout:
When trying to convert to pdf using the following code:
The following is the code used to transform to pdf:
var blob = HtmlService.createTemplate(html).evaluate().getContent();
var newBlob = Utilities.newBlob(html, "text/html", "text.html");
var pdf = newBlob.getAs("application/pdf").setName('tempfile');
var file = DriveApp.getFolderById("FOLDER ID").createFile(pdf);
var payload = {
"printerid" : QL710,
"title" : "Blank Template Label",
"content" : pdf,//HtmlService.createHtmlOutput(html).getBlob(),
"contentType": 'text/html',
"ticket" : JSON.stringify(ticket)
};
an unexpected result occurs:
This comes out the same way for direct coding in the 'content' field with and without .getBlob():
"content" : HtmlService.createHtmlOutput(html).getAs('application/pdf'),
note the createFile line in the code above used to test the pdf. This file is created as expected, of course with the wrong dimensions for label printing (not sure how to convert to pdf with the appropriate margins and page size?): see below
I have now tried to adopt Yuri's ideas; however, the conversion from html to document loses formatting.
var blob = HtmlService.createHtmlOutput(html).getBlob();
var docID = Drive.Files.insert({title: 'temp-label'}, blob, {convert: true}).id
var file = DocumentApp.openById(docID);
file.getBody().setMarginBottom(0).setMarginLeft(0).setMarginRight(0).setMarginTop(0).setPageHeight(79.2).setPageWidth(172.8);
This produces a document looks like this (picture also showing expected output in my hand).
Does anyone have insights into:
How to format the converted pdf to contain appropriate height, width
and margins.
How to convert to pdf in a way that would print correctly.
Here is a minimal code to get a better sense of context https://script.google.com/d/1yP3Jyr_r_FIlt6_aGj_zIf7HnVGEOPBKI0MpjEGHRFAWztGzcWKCJrD0/edit?usp=sharing
I've made the template (80 x 40 mm -- sorry, I don't know your size):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vA93FxGXcWLIEZBuQwec0n23cWGddyLoey-h0WR9weY/edit?usp=sharing
And there is the script:
function myFunction() {
// input data
var matName = '<b>testing this to <u>see</u></b> if it <i>actually</i> works <i>e.coli</i>'
var disposeWeek = 'end of semester'
var prepper = 'John Ruppert';
var className = 'Cell and <b>Molecular</b> Biology <u>Fall 2020</u> a few exercises a few exercises a few exercises a few exercises';
var hazards = 'Lots of hazards';
// make a temporary Doc from the template
var copyFile = DriveApp.getFileById('1vA93FxGXcWLIEZBuQwec0n23cWGddyLoey-h0WR9weY').makeCopy();
var doc = DocumentApp.openById(copyFile.getId());
var body = doc.getBody();
// replace placeholders with data
body.replaceText('{matName}', matName);
body.replaceText('{disposeWeek}', disposeWeek);
body.replaceText('{prepper}', prepper);
body.replaceText('{className}', className);
body.replaceText('{hazards}', hazards);
// make Italics, Bold and Underline
handle_tags(['<i>', '</i>'], body);
handle_tags(['<b>', '</b>'], body);
handle_tags(['<u>', '</u>'], body);
// save the temporary Doc
doc.saveAndClose();
// make a PDF
var docblob = doc.getBlob().setName('Label.pdf');
DriveApp.createFile(docblob);
// delete the temporary Doc
copyFile.setTrashed(true);
}
// this function applies formatting to text inside the tags
function handle_tags(tags, body) {
var start_tag = tags[0].toLowerCase();
var end_tag = tags[1].toLowerCase();
var found = body.findText(start_tag);
while (found) {
var elem = found.getElement();
var start = found.getEndOffsetInclusive();
var end = body.findText(end_tag, found).getStartOffset()-1;
switch (start_tag) {
case '<b>': elem.setBold(start, end, true); break;
case '<i>': elem.setItalic(start, end, true); break;
case '<u>': elem.setUnderline(start, end, true); break;
}
found = body.findText(start_tag, found);
}
body.replaceText(start_tag, ''); // remove tags
body.replaceText(end_tag, '');
}
The script just changes the {placeholders} with the data and saves the result as a PDF file (Label.pdf). The PDF looks like this:
There is one thing, I'm not sure if it's possible -- to change a size of the texts dynamically to fit them into the cells, like it's done in your 'autosize.html'. Roughly, you can take a length of the text in the cell and, in case it is bigger than some number, to make the font size a bit smaller. Probably you can use the jquery texfill function from the 'autosize.html' to get an optimal size and apply the size in the document.
I'm not sure if I got you right. Do you need make PDF and save it on Google Drive? You can do in Google Docs.
As example:
Make a new document with your table and text. Something like this
Add this script into your doc:
function myFunction() {
var copyFile = DriveApp.getFileById(ID).makeCopy();
var newFile = DriveApp.createFile(copyFile.getAs('application/pdf'));
newFile.setName('label');
copyFile.setTrashed(true);
}
Every time you run this script it makes the file 'label.pdf' on your Google Drive.
The size of this pdf will be the same as the page size of your Doc. You can make any size of page with add-on: Page Sizer https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/129617/how-to-change-the-size-of-paper-in-google-docs-to-custom-size
If you need to change the text in your label before generate pdf or/and you need change the name of generated file, you can do it via script as well.
Here is a variant of the script that changes a font size in one of the cells if the label doesn't fit into one page.
function main() {
// input texts
var text = {};
text.matName = '<b>testing this to <u>see</u></b> if it <i>actually</i> works <i>e.coli</i>';
text.disposeWeek = 'end of semester';
text.prepper = 'John Ruppert';
text.className = 'Cell and <b>Molecular</b> Biology <u>Fall 2020</u> a few exercises a few exercises a few exercises a few exercises';
text.hazards = 'Lots of hazards';
// initial max font size for the 'matName'
var size = 10;
var doc_blob = set_text(text, size);
// if we got more than 1 page, reduce the font size and repeat
while ((size > 4) && (getNumPages(doc_blob) > 1)) {
size = size-0.5;
doc_blob = set_text(text, size);
}
// save pdf
DriveApp.createFile(doc_blob);
}
// this function takes texts and a size and put the texts into fields
function set_text(text, size) {
// make a copy
var copyFile = DriveApp.getFileById('1vA93FxGXcWLIEZBuQwec0n23cWGddyLoey-h0WR9weY').makeCopy();
var doc = DocumentApp.openById(copyFile.getId());
var body = doc.getBody();
// replace placeholders with data
body.replaceText('{matName}', text.matName);
body.replaceText('{disposeWeek}', text.disposeWeek);
body.replaceText('{prepper}', text.prepper);
body.replaceText('{className}', text.className);
body.replaceText('{hazards}', text.hazards);
// set font size for 'matName'
body.findText(text.matName).getElement().asText().setFontSize(size);
// make Italics, Bold and Underline
handle_tags(['<i>', '</i>'], body);
handle_tags(['<b>', '</b>'], body);
handle_tags(['<u>', '</u>'], body);
// save the doc
doc.saveAndClose();
// delete the copy
copyFile.setTrashed(true);
// return blob
return docblob = doc.getBlob().setName('Label.pdf');
}
// this function formats the text beween html tags
function handle_tags(tags, body) {
var start_tag = tags[0].toLowerCase();
var end_tag = tags[1].toLowerCase();
var found = body.findText(start_tag);
while (found) {
var elem = found.getElement();
var start = found.getEndOffsetInclusive();
var end = body.findText(end_tag, found).getStartOffset()-1;
switch (start_tag) {
case '<b>': elem.setBold(start, end, true); break;
case '<i>': elem.setItalic(start, end, true); break;
case '<u>': elem.setUnderline(start, end, true); break;
}
found = body.findText(start_tag, found);
}
body.replaceText(start_tag, '');
body.replaceText(end_tag, '');
}
// this funcion takes saved doc and returns the number of its pages
function getNumPages(doc) {
var blob = doc.getAs('application/pdf');
var data = blob.getDataAsString();
var pages = parseInt(data.match(/ \/N (\d+) /)[1], 10);
Logger.log("pages = " + pages);
return pages;
}
It looks rather awful and hopeless. It turned out that Google Docs has no page number counter. You need to convert your document into a PDF and to count pages of the PDF file. Gross!
Next problem, even if you managed somehow to count the pages, you have no clue which of the cells was overflowed. This script takes just one cell, changes its font size, counts pages, changes the font size again, etc. But it doesn't granted a success, because there can be another cell with long text inside. You can reduce font size of all the texts, but it doesn't look like a great idea as well.
Using an Images element I can add a PDF and have it render as a JPG. However it only does the first page. Is there any way to output each page as JPG files?
I am using the layout field to change how the images are rendered by typoscript. Can I split the pdf somehow?
eg.
# Image Layouts
temp.image < tt_content.image.20
tt_content.image.20 >
tt_content.image.20 = CASE
tt_content.image.20 {
key.field = layout
default < temp.image
101 < temp.image
101 {
??
}
}
As described here on TypoScript Reference you can use frame option to define the page:
10 = IMAGE
10.file = fileadmin/some.pdf
10.frame = 0
20 = < .10
20.frame = 1
etc.
But as I know there is no automatic mode to loop and detect if the frame exist in the pdf.
Good Evening (UK)
I'm trying to filter down a 1500+ page PDF file to only the pages which include a certain text string (typically one or two words). My laptop is locked down with respect to installing more software BUT I have used action(script)s quite a bit
I get the error below when I try to install this action into Abobe Acrobat X Pro (Win 7):
screen dump of error
called "Extract Commented Pages"... supposed to be OK for X and XI this looks like what I want.....
I wondered if there was something simple causing the problem but the actionscript file is rather... busy to say the least.
I used to have an action that I think was based on a legal redaction script but it is filed somewhere!
If you have already got an action that does this or a version of the above that doesn't give the error I get (unable to import the Action.... The file is either invalid or corrupt) I will forever by indebted to your gratitude
Many thanks, have a good weekend!
I recently came across a script found at the following link: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1077118
I'm having some issues getting the script to run in Acrobat, despite everything looking alright in the script itself. I'll update if I find any errors.
Here is a copy of the script:
// Set the word to search for here
var sWord = "forms";
// Source document = current document
var sd = this;
var nWords, currWord, fp, fpa = [], nd;
var fn = sd.documentFileName.replace(/\.pdf$/i, "");
// Loop through the pages
for (var i = 0; i < sd.numPages; i += 1) {
// Get the number of words on the page
nWords = sd.getPageNumWords(i);
// Loop through the words on the page
for (var j = 0; j < nWords; j += 1) {
// Get the current word
currWord = sd.getPageNthWord(i, j);
if (currWord === sWord) {
// Extract the current page to a new file
fp = fn + "_" + i + ".pdf";
fpa.push(fp);
sd.extractPages({nStart: i, nEnd: i, cPath: fp});
// Stop searching this page
break;
}
}
}
// Combine the individual pages into one PDF
if (fpa.length) {
// Open the document that's the first extracted page
nd = app.openDoc({cPath: fpa[0], oDoc: sd});
// Append any other pages that were extracted
if (fpa.length > 1) {
for (var i = 1; i < fpa.length; i += 1) {
nd.insertPages({nPage: i - 1, cPath: fpa[i], nStart: 0, nEnd: 0});
}
}
// Save to a new document and close this one
nd.saveAs({cPath: fn + "_searched.pdf"});
nd.closeDoc({bNoSave: true});
}
I've got a strange problem connected with content rendering.
I use following code to grab the content:
lib.otherContent = CONTENT
lib.otherContent {
table = tt_content
select {
pidInList = this
orderBy = sorting
where = colPos=0
languageField = sys_language_uid
}
renderObj = COA
renderObj {
10 = TEXT
10.field = header
10.wrap = <h2>|</h2>
20 = TEXT
20.field = bodytext
20.wrap = <div class="article">|</div>
}
}
and everything works fine, except that I'd like to use also predefined column-content templates other than simple text (Text with image, Images only, Bullet list etc.).
The question is: with what I have to replace renderObj = COA and the rest between the brackets to let the TYPO3 display it properly?
Thanks,
I.
The available cObjects are more or less listed in TSRef, chapter 8.
TypoScript for rendering Text w/image can be found in typo3/sysext/css_styled_content/static/v4.3/setup.txt at line 724, and in the neighborhood you'll find e.g. bullets (below) and image (above), which is referenced in textpic line 731. Variants of this is what you'll write in your renderObj.
You will find more details in the file typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_content.php, where e.g. text w/image is found at or around line 897 and is called IMGTEXT (do a case-sensitive search). See also around line 403 in typo3/sysext/css_styled_content/pi1/class.cssstyledcontent_pi1.php, where the newer css-based rendering takes place.