Need Help With a Simple Script

[TheSlicingEdge]

So basically I don;t know much programming I know some very basic html and css. I want to make a script that I can run in google docs so that every time I make a new google doc it auto-creates a heading with the days date and other assigned text.  for example I want it to make a header that goes to the left with 

(a name to be specified by user)

7HB(my current class)

(assignment number)

(date of creation of the google doc)

 

so my original intention was to make this but I really don't know what would be needed or if this is possible. So I am asking you for guidance on how I should go about this. should i just not make it? should I start learning like Jscript or something?  (Although i would love to make this myself you could all so make one if you heart desires)

[vorticalbox]

just write it all in a document and call it template then right click and create copy. It will make a copy so you don't overwrite the template.

[TheSlicingEdge]

9 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

just write it all in a document and call it template then right click and create copy. It will make a copy so you don't overwrite the template.

that is not exactly what I want though. I want it to automatically make the date the current day.

[Jorge Reus]

You need to use XML, the basis of google docs and any rich-text format text processor is XML, the basic idea is that you create a script that pastes XML-XPATH code to a document.

You can search ImportXML for more information, but I recommend learning from scratch XML, because is a very robust language.

[vorticalbox]

41 minutes ago, Jorge Reus said:

You need to use XML, the basis of google docs and any rich-text format text processor is XML, the basic idea is that you create a script that pastes XML-XPATH code to a document.

You can search ImportXML for more information, but I recommend learning from scratch XML, because is a very robust language.

from what I learnt is that there is nit really a set way to do anything, tags are what you want.

so long as you open and close tags in the correct order its up to you.

 

 

[gemina]

could you show with a screenshot how you would want it to look like, I made a little script that will ask you to fill in your name+assignment number, but i don't know how you want the end result to look like.

(I am using AHK for the script, fun scripting language)

[TheSlicingEdge]

On 9/13/2016 at 11:24 AM, gemina said:

could you show with a screenshot how you would want it to look like, I made a little script that will ask you to fill in your name+assignment number, but i don't know how you want the end result to look like.

(I am using AHK for the script, fun scripting language)

I don't care how it looks. Format wise it has to be on the top left with the following

 

                        (Name)

                        (Class)

#(number and a letter)

(the days current date)

 

and it should be formated so that the last charcter if every line lines up with ones above and below it.

 

make sense?

[mikat]

Google Apps Script?

https://www.google.com/script/start/

[TheSlicingEdge]

Just now, mikat said:

Google Apps Script?

https://www.google.com/script/start/

I heard that you cant run that on all of your documents. Meaning a script is only for one doc.

[mikat]

6 minutes ago, TheSlicingEdge said:

I heard that you cant run that on all of your documents. Meaning a script is only for one doc.

you can create multiple docs i think by calling this function more than one? not 100% sure though

var doc1 = DocumentApp.create("document" + new Date());

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

[TheSlicingEdge]

3 minutes ago, mikat said:

you can create multiple docs

var doc1 = DocumentApp.create("document" + new Date());

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

I dont know what your talking about. Dont have much Js experience

 

[TheSlicingEdge]

5 minutes ago, mikat said:

you can create multiple docs

var doc1 = DocumentApp.create("document" + new Date());

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

tried that but i want the text to be a header

 

                        (Name)

                        (Class)

#(number and a letter)

(the days current date)

[mikat]

Just now, TheSlicingEdge said:

I dont know what your talking about. Dont have much Js experience

 

the function DocumentApp.create() is a function that creates a new google docs document, it returns an object with all the functions inside it to do stuff with the document, if you execute my script it will create a document named document Sat Sep 17 2016 01:25:08 GMT+0200 (CEST)  (current time)

[TheSlicingEdge]

1 minute ago, mikat said:

the function DocumentApp.create() is a function that creates a new google docs document, it returns an object with all the functions inside it to do stuff with the document, if you execute my script it will create a document named document Sat Sep 17 2016 01:25:08 GMT+0200 (CEST)  (current time)

read my other post

[mikat]

5 minutes ago, TheSlicingEdge said:

read my other post

Can you provide an example? with proper info and how you want that info to get into the script (like setting variables at the beginning of your script with your name & class)

 

edit: its really late and i gtg to bed, ill answer your questions tomorrow (message so you know im not ignoring you )

[TheSlicingEdge]

4 minutes ago, mikat said:

Can you provide an example? with proper info and how you want that info to get into the script (like setting variables at the beginning of your script with your name & class)

is there and E-mail you can PM me that I can share a google doc with the formatting with you?

[gemina]

this program will ask for your name and class and the assignment number, and will post it at the current location of your cursor in the file. you will need to run it before you can use it. type "postdata" to activate the script when you need it. the .exe is ussable for everyone but the .ahk is readable for humans.

postdata.exe

postdata.ahk

[TheSlicingEdge]

On 9/20/2016 at 0:57 AM, gemina said:

this program will ask for your name and class and the assignment number, and will post it at the current location of your cursor in the file. you will need to run it before you can use it. type "postdata" to activate the script when you need it. the .exe is ussable for everyone but the .ahk is readable for humans.

postdata.exe

postdata.ahk

on a mac atm will test in couple days