- source spreadsheet id<\/li>
- source sheet name<\/li>
- complex filter – limit data with combination of simpler filters<\/li>
- limit range of data to be processed<\/li>
- target spreadsheet id<\/li>
- target sheet name<\/li>
- target cell position – initial place for copied data<\/li>
- arrangement method – insert as new rows or replace existing cell values<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s try this function on the example we have available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Working example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Open example spreadsheet<\/a> and wait for 5 seconds for these menus to appear:
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Our example has 3 sheets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- config_data – keeps all settings for our example<\/li>
- source_data – data which will be copied<\/li>
- target_data – contains result of our example execution<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
To copy data use “Copy data with config_data settings”<\/i> menu item from “Run Functions Examples”<\/i>.
You can change settings in B column of config_data<\/i> sheet and see how it affects target_data<\/i> sheet. But in order to be able to customize them properly, let’s discuss how to cook filter conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nComplex Filter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Complex filter combines ordinary filters with AND, OR operators. Ordinary filter is an array – [column, filteringValue, filteringCondition]<\/i>. Where column<\/i> – number of column (starts from 0), which is compared to filteringValue<\/i> with filteringCondition<\/i> (\u2018==\u2019, \u2018!=\u2019, \u2018>\u2019, \u2018<\u2019, \u2018>=\u2019, \u2018=<\u2019, \u2018contains\u2019). For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
var ordinaryFilter = [0,\u201dsolar\u201d, \u201ccontains\u201d];<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This condition leaves only rows containing “solar” word in A column (0 index).
Array of ordinary filters is combined with AND operators:<\/p>\n\n\n\nvar condition1withAND = [ordinaryFilter1, ordinaryFilter2, ordinaryFilter3];<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Array of different conditionswithAND is combined with OR operator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
var complexfilter = [condition1withAND, condition2withAND, condition3withAND]<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
It means that returned data will meet condition1withAND<\/i> OR condition2withAND<\/i> OR condition3withAND<\/i>.
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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThus, we can build any complex condition. And there is another powerful option – limit source data by range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source Data Range Limit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Next array limits source data by range:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
var sourceDataRangeLimit = [startRow, startColumn, numRows, numColumns];<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Currently we support only one range limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two ways to copy prepared data to the target sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Filtered and limited data can be inserted (default):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
var isReplace = false;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
or replaced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
var isReplace = true;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
For inserting, bunch of empty rows is created starting from specified target position and data is copied there.
For replacing, keep in mind that existing data will be overwritten.<\/p>\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We’ve described all the key points of our example and you can start playing with it<\/a>. In the next post I’m going to describe DeleteByRangeWithComplexFilter<\/i> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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