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Created December 1, 2011 18:40
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function findDup(r){
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var dataRange = sheet.getRange(r, 6);
var data = dataRange.getValues();
var target = data[0][0];
if ( target === "" ) {
return;
}
Logger.log(data.length);
Logger.log(target);
var namesRange = sheet.getRange("names");
var names = namesRange.getValues();
Logger.log(names.length);
Logger.log(names[1][0]);
var foundIn = 0;
var colors = namesRange.getBackgroundColors();
for (var i=0; i < names.length ; i++) {
colors[i][0]="white";
if( names[i][0] === target ){
Logger.log("found at "+i);
foundIn += 1;
colors[i][0]="#C0FFC0";
}
}
if( foundIn > 1 ){
namesRange.setBackgroundColors(colors);
}
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
}
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