Using Custom Function inside formula in Google Sheet?












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I have a sheet that has some formula that filters data based on another sheet part of the same spreadsheet.



Now I have a custom function that returns the name of the first sheet in the spreadsheet. I need to use this value inside the formula.



Formula



=IFERROR(SUM(filter('Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!E:E,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!B:B=A18,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!D:D=$B$1)),0)


Now I want to replace the name of the sheet (in single quotes) with the return value from my gScript function.



Function



function getFirstSheet() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0].getName()
Logger.log(sheet)
return sheet;
}


I tried the below but it gives a value of 0 with the single quotes and formula parse error without the single quotes.










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  • As the return value of the function will be a string, did you try with NO quotes?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 8:55











  • I did. It's giving formula parse error. I did mention that in the question

    – HellHammer
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:20











  • Can you share your spreadsheet with editing rights?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:41
















0















Details:



I have a sheet that has some formula that filters data based on another sheet part of the same spreadsheet.



Now I have a custom function that returns the name of the first sheet in the spreadsheet. I need to use this value inside the formula.



Formula



=IFERROR(SUM(filter('Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!E:E,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!B:B=A18,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!D:D=$B$1)),0)


Now I want to replace the name of the sheet (in single quotes) with the return value from my gScript function.



Function



function getFirstSheet() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0].getName()
Logger.log(sheet)
return sheet;
}


I tried the below but it gives a value of 0 with the single quotes and formula parse error without the single quotes.










share|improve this question























  • As the return value of the function will be a string, did you try with NO quotes?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 8:55











  • I did. It's giving formula parse error. I did mention that in the question

    – HellHammer
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:20











  • Can you share your spreadsheet with editing rights?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:41














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Details:



I have a sheet that has some formula that filters data based on another sheet part of the same spreadsheet.



Now I have a custom function that returns the name of the first sheet in the spreadsheet. I need to use this value inside the formula.



Formula



=IFERROR(SUM(filter('Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!E:E,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!B:B=A18,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!D:D=$B$1)),0)


Now I want to replace the name of the sheet (in single quotes) with the return value from my gScript function.



Function



function getFirstSheet() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0].getName()
Logger.log(sheet)
return sheet;
}


I tried the below but it gives a value of 0 with the single quotes and formula parse error without the single quotes.










share|improve this question














Details:



I have a sheet that has some formula that filters data based on another sheet part of the same spreadsheet.



Now I have a custom function that returns the name of the first sheet in the spreadsheet. I need to use this value inside the formula.



Formula



=IFERROR(SUM(filter('Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!E:E,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!B:B=A18,'Sprint H 24102018-13112018'!D:D=$B$1)),0)


Now I want to replace the name of the sheet (in single quotes) with the return value from my gScript function.



Function



function getFirstSheet() {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0].getName()
Logger.log(sheet)
return sheet;
}


I tried the below but it gives a value of 0 with the single quotes and formula parse error without the single quotes.







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  • As the return value of the function will be a string, did you try with NO quotes?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 8:55











  • I did. It's giving formula parse error. I did mention that in the question

    – HellHammer
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:20











  • Can you share your spreadsheet with editing rights?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:41



















  • As the return value of the function will be a string, did you try with NO quotes?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 8:55











  • I did. It's giving formula parse error. I did mention that in the question

    – HellHammer
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:20











  • Can you share your spreadsheet with editing rights?

    – JPV
    Nov 16 '18 at 11:41

















As the return value of the function will be a string, did you try with NO quotes?

– JPV
Nov 16 '18 at 8:55





As the return value of the function will be a string, did you try with NO quotes?

– JPV
Nov 16 '18 at 8:55













I did. It's giving formula parse error. I did mention that in the question

– HellHammer
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20





I did. It's giving formula parse error. I did mention that in the question

– HellHammer
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20













Can you share your spreadsheet with editing rights?

– JPV
Nov 16 '18 at 11:41





Can you share your spreadsheet with editing rights?

– JPV
Nov 16 '18 at 11:41












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