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FORM_OPEN_DATE = "2014-12-20 08:00";
FORM_CLOSE_DATE = "2014-12-25 23:30";
RESPONSE_COUNT = "";
/* Web tutorial: http://labnol.org/?p=20707 */
/* Initialize the form, setup time based triggers */
function Initialize() {
deleteTriggers_();
if ((FORM_OPEN_DATE !== "") &&
((new Date()).getTime() < parseDate_(FORM_OPEN_DATE).getTime())) {
closeForm();
ScriptApp.newTrigger("openForm")
.timeBased()
.at(parseDate_(FORM_OPEN_DATE))
.create();
}
if (FORM_CLOSE_DATE !== "") {
ScriptApp.newTrigger("closeForm")
.timeBased()
.at(parseDate_(FORM_CLOSE_DATE))
.create();
}
if (RESPONSE_COUNT !== "") {
ScriptApp.newTrigger("checkLimit")
.forForm(FormApp.getActiveForm())
.onFormSubmit()
.create();
}
}
/* Delete all existing Script Triggers */
function deleteTriggers_() {
var triggers = ScriptApp.getProjectTriggers();
for (var i in triggers) {
ScriptApp.deleteTrigger(triggers[i]);
}
}
/* Send a mail to the form owner when the form status changes */
function informUser_(subject) {
var formURL = FormApp.getActiveForm().getPublishedUrl();
MailApp.sendEmail(Session.getActiveUser().getEmail(), subject, formURL);
}
/* Allow Google Form to Accept Responses */
function openForm() {
var form = FormApp.getActiveForm();
form.setAcceptingResponses(true);
informUser_("Your Google Form is now accepting responses");
}
/* Close the Google Form, Stop Accepting Reponses */
function closeForm() {
var form = FormApp.getActiveForm();
form.setAcceptingResponses(false);
deleteTriggers_();
informUser_("Your Google Form is no longer accepting responses");
}
/* If Total # of Form Responses >= Limit, Close Form */
function checkLimit() {
if (FormApp.getActiveForm().getResponses().length >= RESPONSE_COUNT ) {
closeForm();
}
}
/* Parse the Date for creating Time-Based Triggers */
function parseDate_(d) {
return new Date(d.substr(0,4), d.substr(5,2)-1,
d.substr(8,2), d.substr(11,2), d.substr(14,2));
}
/* Written by Amit Agarwal amit@labnol.org */
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