Comments on: Templated Export for Google Spreadsheets

By: Martin Hawksey

Martin Hawksey — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:50:23 +0000

Hi Trevor, I tried accessing the link and it wasn’t found. When you published as a service (Tools > Script Editor then think publish menu) did you allow anyone to access even anonymously? Some apps domain configuration prevent publication outside of the org

By: Trevor Cunningham (@chalkjockey)

Trevor Cunningham (@chalkjockey) — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:17:58 +0000

Great script, exactly the type of thing I’m looking for. I’m trying to generate an RSS feed from a Google Spreadsheet to load into Tagxedo to make a word cloud. Google seems to have discontinued the publish as RSS feature and this script fits the bill perfectly. I had a few snags along the way. The first repeats the most consistent error (DOCNAME) mentioned above. Changing to MYDOCNAME fixed that. It’s really easy to set up, and if you understand html, the template is a breeze. But I am now stuck on the feed validating. I’ve made the spreadsheet public, and that doesn’t make a difference. The publish URL function seems to default to Private…can’t get Published to stick…is this an issue?

Bottom line, I’ve got a feed ready to go, but need to know what to do in order for a reader to take it.

https://script.google.com/a/macros/aisr.org/s/AKfycby2FRvkCU0Yy48-altmopXO0-itCjOXLypAijDGGMsx5yafG4z_/exec?template=S13608932225u13609060141&download=false

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:21:58 +0000

Yes I’ve managed to figure out it was a managed library. Really cool stuff this Google App Script. And thanks for your quick answer. Your Doing amazing work here !

By: Martin Hawksey

Martin Hawksey — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:14:41 +0000

It’s a managed library I wrote https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guide_libraries (using the script debugger you can set a breakpoint and step into the code. The code should be linked to in the post somewhere)

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:04:02 +0000

Can you explain how the “TemplatedExport” object works and where is it defined ?

Are you hiding it ? if So how did you do ?

By: jack lail

jack lail — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:42:41 +0000

Very nice tool. Thanks for doing the vids and blog post. I had a couple false starts, but i got it working!

– jack lail

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Comment spammer Twitter — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:15:44 +0000

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By: JAM

JAM — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:38:44 +0000

It appears the issue is that DOCNAME and TEMPLATENAME are meant to be strings that the user selects.
For example, changing these to “mydocname” and “mytemplatename” (each in quotes) should get the app to run.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:36:56 +0000

Hey there, I am also having a problem with the DOCNAME not being defined. Is there a solution for this?

Great & useful script though (from what I can see).

By: Miguel

Miguel — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:18:54 +0000

I have the same error
¿ what am I missing ?