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Bulk Convert XLSX Files in Google Drive To Google Sheet
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/* | |
* Setttings | |
*/ | |
// Google Drive Folder ID which contains the Excel files you want to convert | |
var driveFolderId = ''; | |
// Folder name in which we should place the original files after conversion | |
var sourceFilesFolderName = 'Source Files'; | |
/* | |
* Function convertFiles | |
* Converts all xlsx files in the given folder | |
*/ | |
function convertFiles(){ | |
if (driveFolderId == '') { | |
throw 'Error, driveFolderId is empty'; | |
return false; | |
} | |
var excelFiles = DriveApp.getFolderById(driveFolderId).getFilesByType(MimeType.MICROSOFT_EXCEL); | |
var driveFolderSubFolders = DriveApp.getFolderById(driveFolderId).getFoldersByName(sourceFilesFolderName); | |
while (driveFolderSubFolders.hasNext()) { | |
folder = driveFolderSubFolders.next(); | |
folderName = folder.getName(); | |
if (folderName === sourceFilesFolderName) { | |
var sourceFilesFolderId = folder.getId(); | |
break; | |
}; | |
}; | |
if (!sourceFilesFolderId) { | |
var sourceFilesFolder = DriveApp.createFolder(sourceFilesFolderName) | |
DriveApp.getFolderById(driveFolderId).addFolder(sourceFilesFolder); | |
var sourceFilesFolderId = sourceFilesFolder.getId(); | |
} | |
while(excelFiles.hasNext()){ | |
var excelFile = excelFiles.next(); | |
var name = excelFile.getName(); | |
var excelFileId = excelFile.getId(); | |
var excelFileBlob = excelFile.getBlob(); | |
file = Drive.Files.insert( | |
{ | |
title: name, | |
key: excelFileId, | |
parents: [{id: driveFolderId}]}, | |
excelFileBlob,{convert: true} | |
); | |
// Remove the file from all parent folders | |
var parents = excelFile.getParents(); | |
while (parents.hasNext()) { | |
var parent = parents.next(); | |
parent.removeFile(excelFile); | |
} | |
// Add the file to the originals folder | |
DriveApp.getFolderById(sourceFilesFolderId).addFile(excelFile); | |
} | |
} |
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