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C4L16 Google Form URL/Email generation script
// This is function taken from Luke's google doc, except a trigger for email form is added to end, to call confirmationEmail function
function genEditUrls() {
// Use data collected from dialog to manipulate the spreadsheet.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var currentSheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var formUrl = ss.getFormUrl();
var form = FormApp.openByUrl(formUrl);
//Change the sheet name as appropriate
var data = currentSheet.getDataRange().getValues();
var urlCol = currentSheet.getLastColumn();
var responses = form.getResponses();
var timestamps = [], urls = [], resultUrls = [];
for (var i = 0; i < responses.length; i++) {
timestamps.push(responses[i].getTimestamp().setMilliseconds(0));
urls.push(responses[i].getEditResponseUrl());
}
for (var j = 1; j < data.length; j++) {
resultUrls.push([data[j][0]?urls[timestamps.indexOf(data[j][0].setMilliseconds(0))]:'']);
}
currentSheet.getRange(2, urlCol, resultUrls.length).setValues(resultUrls);
confirmationEmail();
}
// Need to have column in sheet for storing this variable.
var EMAIL_SENT = "EMAIL_SENT";
// Function to send a confirmation email. No trigger needed, as it is called upon end of the genEditUrls() function above.
function confirmationEmail() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var currentSheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var startRow = 2;
var numRows = currentSheet.getLastRow()-startRow+1;
var dataRange = currentSheet.getRange(startRow,1,numRows,75);
var data = dataRange.getValues();
for (i in data) {
var row = data[i];
var emailSent = row[21];
if (emailSent != EMAIL_SENT) { // Prevents sending same email twice, column is second to last in responses sheet
var emailAddress = row[5];
Logger.log(emailAddress);
var message = "Thank you " + row[3] + " for your Code4Lib 2016 pre-conference proposal: " + row [1] + ". \n\n Until the Code4Lib 2016 Preconference proposal closing date of November 16th, 2015 (midnight PST), you are able to go back and edit that proposal here: " + row[22] + ". \n\n We will email " + emailAddress + " the first week of December to alert you to the decisions. If you have any issues, you can respond to this email (to Christina at cmharlow@gmail.com). \n\n For more information about Code4Lib 2016, check out the conference website: http://2016.code4lib.org/ \n\n Thank you again for your submission; we are looking forward to seeing you in Philly!";
var subject = "Code4Lib 2016 Preconference Proposal";
MailApp.sendEmail(emailAddress, subject, message); // Sends from Christina's email address currently; can switch form ownership.
currentSheet.getRange(+startRow + +i, 22).setValue(EMAIL_SENT);
// Make sure the cell is updated right away in case the script is interrupted
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
}
}
}
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