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Google Sheets script to allow multi-select in cells with data-validation, and auto check previous options selected in current cell (adapted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm4z9l26O0I)
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| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <script> | |
| var data | |
| var formId = 'form' | |
| var content | |
| var checked | |
| function drawForm() { | |
| if (!data) return | |
| var outputEl = document.getElementById(formId); | |
| var output = '' | |
| if (Object.prototype.toString.call(data) === '[object Array]') { | |
| for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { | |
| if (data[i].length == 1 ) { | |
| if (data[i][0] == '') continue; | |
| checked = '' | |
| if ( content.includes( data[i][0] ) ) checked = ' checked' | |
| output += '<input type=\'checkbox\' name=\''+data[i][0]+'\' value=\''+data[i][0]+'\''+ checked +' >' | |
| output += data[i][0] | |
| output += '<br>' | |
| } else if (data[i].length > 1) { | |
| if (data[i][0] == '') continue; | |
| // left will be used as value | |
| // the rest is title | |
| output += '<input type=\'checkbox\' name=\''+data[i][0]+'\' value=\''+data[i][0]+'\'>' | |
| output += data[i][0] + ' – ' | |
| for (var j = 1; j < data[i].length; j++) { | |
| if (data[i][j] == '') continue | |
| output += data[i][j] + '; ' | |
| } | |
| output += '<br>' | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } else { | |
| output += '<p>This cell has no <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/139705?hl=en">Data validation</a>.</p>'; | |
| } | |
| outputEl.innerHTML = output | |
| } | |
| var onData = function(result) { | |
| data = result[0] | |
| content = result[1] | |
| content = content.split(',') | |
| drawForm() | |
| } | |
| google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(onData).getValidationData(); | |
| function set() { | |
| google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(x=>{ | |
| }).fillCell(document.getElementById(formId)) | |
| } | |
| function update() { | |
| google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(x=>{ | |
| }).updateCell(document.getElementById(formId)) | |
| } | |
| function reset() { | |
| drawForm() | |
| } | |
| </script> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <div style='position:fixed; padding-top: 10px; background-color: white; height: 30px; width: 100%; top: 0;'> | |
| <input type="button" value="Set" onclick="set()" /> | |
| <input type="button" value="Update" onclick="update()" /> | |
| <input type="button" value="Reset" onclick="reset()" /> | |
| <input type="button" value="Refresh validation" onclick="google.script.run.showDialog()" /> | |
| </div> | |
| <div style="font-family: sans-serif; padding-top: 30px;"> | |
| <form id="form" name="form"> | |
| </form> | |
| </div> | |
| </body> | |
| <html> |
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| function onOpen(e) { | |
| SpreadsheetApp.getUi() | |
| .createMenu('Scripts') | |
| .addItem('Multi-select for this cell...', 'showDialog') | |
| .addToUi(); | |
| } | |
| function showDialog() { | |
| var html = HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('dialog').setSandboxMode(HtmlService.SandboxMode.IFRAME); | |
| SpreadsheetApp.getUi() | |
| .showSidebar(html); | |
| } | |
| function getValidationData(){ | |
| try { | |
| // return SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange().getDataValidation().getCriteriaValues()[0].getValues(); | |
| return [ | |
| SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange().getDataValidation().getCriteriaValues()[0].getValues(), | |
| SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange().getValue() | |
| ]; | |
| } catch(e) { | |
| return null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| function setValues_(e, update) { | |
| var selectedValues = []; | |
| for (var i in e) { | |
| selectedValues.push(i); | |
| } | |
| var separator = ',' | |
| var total = selectedValues.length | |
| if (total > 0) { | |
| var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange() | |
| var value = selectedValues.join(separator) | |
| if (update) { | |
| var values = range.getValues() | |
| // check every cell in range | |
| for (var row = 0; row < values.length; ++row) { | |
| for (var column = 0; column < values[row].length; ++column) { | |
| var currentValues = values[row][column].split(separator);//typeof values[row][column] === Array ? values[row][column].split(separator) : [values[row][column]+''] | |
| // find same values and remove them | |
| var newValues = [] | |
| for (var j = 0; j < currentValues.length; ++j) { | |
| var uniqueValue = true | |
| for(var i = 0; i < total; ++i) { | |
| if (selectedValues[i] == currentValues[j]) { | |
| uniqueValue = false | |
| break | |
| } | |
| } | |
| if (uniqueValue && currentValues[j].trim() != '') { | |
| newValues.push(currentValues[j]) | |
| } | |
| } | |
| if (newValues.length > 0) { | |
| range.getCell(row+1, column+1).setValue(newValues.join(separator)+separator+value) | |
| } else { | |
| range.getCell(row+1, column+1).setValue(value); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } else { | |
| range.setValue(value); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| function updateCell(e) { | |
| return setValues_(e, true) | |
| } | |
| function fillCell(e) { | |
| setValues_(e) | |
| } |
if you're here and this code isn't working for you I made a fork that addresses some of the issues and functions properly.
https://gist.github.com/GeorgeNavarre/fdaeb3c3b49e246b9fae8aefe9c30448
here's a working version
https://gist.github.com/GeorgeNavarre/fdaeb3c3b49e246b9fae8aefe9c30448
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Hello, I am not seeing any of the validation values in the side dialog box when I run the script. I have tried all that I know. Please help.
