Export Formulas and Notes from a Google Spreadsheet
Dan Thareja has written a Google Script that will let you export all the formulas, cell values and notes from a Google Spreadsheet as a JSON file. You can also pull the Google formulas in another web app or Google Apps script using a GET Request. It should come handy when you are reviewing the formulas of a large sheet.
// Credit: github.com/danthareja
function doGet(request) {
// ID of Google Spreadsheet
var json = getNotesAndFormulas(request.parameter.id);
return ContentService.createTextOutput(JSON.stringify(cache)).setMimeType(ContentService.MimeType.JSON);
}
function getNotesAndFormulas(spreadsheetId) {
return SpreadsheetApp.openById(spreadsheetId)
.getSheets()
.reduce(
function (cache, sheet) {
var sheetData = (cache[sheet.getName()] = {});
var range = sheet.getDataRange();
sheetData.range = range.getA1Notation();
sheetData.notes = range.getNotes();
sheetData.formulas = range.getFormulas();
return cache;
},
{ spreadsheetId: spreadsheetId }
);
}
Amit Agarwal
Google Developer Expert, Google Cloud Champion
Amit Agarwal is a Google Developer Expert in Google Workspace and Google Apps Script. He holds an engineering degree in Computer Science (I.I.T.) and is the first professional blogger in India.
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