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Learning Google Apps Script

You're reading from   Learning Google Apps Script Customize and automate Google Applications using Apps Script

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785882517
Length 232 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ramalingam Ganapathy Ramalingam Ganapathy
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing Google Apps Scripts 2. Creating Basic Elements FREE CHAPTER 3. Parsing and Sending E-mails 4. Creating Interactive Forms 5. Creating Google Calendar and Drive Applications 6. Creating Feed Reader and Translator Applications 7. Creating Interactive Webpages 8. Building a Workflow Application 9. More Tips and Tricks and Creating an Add-on Index

Creating a web app to return JSON


Now, we will see how to return JSON string instead of HTML content. In the Data Sheet, add another column named DOB as shown here:

Create the doGet function as shown here:

function doGet(){
  /*
   *  This spreadsheet may not be active while this function 
   *  executes, so you cannot get access to active spreadsheet, 
   *  use open by id.
   *
   */
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp
      .openById("Replace with this spreadsheet id");

  var SheetData = ss.getSheetByName("Data");
  
  var data = SheetData.getDataRange().getValues();
  
  // Remove header
  data.shift();
  
  var date = new Date();
  var currYear = date.getFullYear();
  
  var output = {};
  
  data.forEach(function(row){
    var dob = new Date(row[3]);
    var dobYear = dob.getFullYear();
    
    /*
     * Create full name property within output object.
     * Again the full name property is an object.
     *
     */
    output[row[2]] = {};

    /*
     * Assign DOB property to full name object...
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