Introduction to Google Apps Script

Kartik Kannapur

What is Google Apps Script ?Google Apps Script is a JavaScript based cloud scripting language that provides easy ways to automate tasks across Google Products & third party services.

➢ Editor in the Browser

➢ JavaScript Runtime in the Cloud

➢ Don’t hate, Automate !

What can you do with Apps Script ?Google Services :

Google Apps : Calendar, Contacts, Document, Drive, Forms, Gmail, Maps

Advanced Google Services : AdSense, Analytics, BigQuery, URL Shortener, YouTube

Script Services : Base, Cache, Charts, ScriptDB, Url Fetch

Getting Started ...➢ Standalone Scripts :

https://script.google.comGoogle Drive > Create > Script

➢ Container-bound Scripts :

Google Docs, Sheets, Forms Tools > Script Editor

SitesMore > Manage Site > Apps Scripts

Our First Script

Intro to Script Editor + Demo : Hello World

Triggers Trigger is a script resource that listens for a particular event & executes a particular function when the event occurs.

It allows asynchronous execution of scripts - Automation.

Types of Events: ➢ Clock tick events➢ Spreadsheet Open / Edit events➢ Form Open / Submit events➢ Document Open Events

Let’s take it up a notch ...

Demo : Today’s Agenda

Quotas for Google ServicesApps Script services impose daily quotas.

If you exceed your quota or limitation, the script will throw an exception and terminate execution.

Use CaseGmail Meter - Crunches Data About Your Email Use

Resources➢ Google Apps Script Documentation

https://developers.google.com/apps-script/

➢ Google Developer Live ChannelGoogle Apps Unscripted

➢ Google Apps Script - Google+ Community

➢ Google Apps Developer Blog

➢ Stack Overflow

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