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Script to list all files in your Google Drive (in a Google Sheet)
function createTimeDrivenTriggers() {
ScriptApp.newTrigger('listFilesInDrive') //run "listFilesInDrive()" every 5 minutes
.timeBased()
.everyMinutes(5) //Runs every 5 minutes
.create();
};
function listFilesInDrive() {
var scriptProperties = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties();
var MAX_FILES = 3; //use a safe value, don't be greedy!
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var files = DriveApp.getFiles();
var data, sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var lastExecution = scriptProperties.getProperty('LAST_EXECUTION');
if( lastExecution === null ){
lastExecution = '';
}
var continuationToken = scriptProperties.getProperty('IMPORT_ALL_FILES_CONTINUATION_TOKEN');
var iterator = continuationToken == null ?
DriveApp.getFiles() : DriveApp.continueFileIterator(continuationToken);
if (continuationToken == null) {
sheet.clear();
sheet.appendRow(["Name", "DateCreated", "LastUpdated", "Size", "Type", "ID"]);
sheet.setFrozenRows(1);
}
try { //while script has processed less than MAX_FILES
for( var i = 0; i < MAX_FILES && iterator.hasNext(); ++i ) {
var file = iterator.next();
var dateCreated = formatDate(file.getDateCreated());
if(dateCreated > lastExecution)
processFile(file, sheet);
}
} catch(err) {
Logger.log(err);
}
//if there is still more files after MAX_FILES were processed
if( iterator.hasNext() ) {
scriptProperties.setProperty('IMPORT_ALL_FILES_CONTINUATION_TOKEN', iterator.getContinuationToken());
} else { // Finished processing files so delete continuation token
// Deletes all triggers in the current project.
var triggers = ScriptApp.getProjectTriggers();
for (var j = 0; j < triggers.length; j++) {
ScriptApp.deleteTrigger(triggers[j]);
}
scriptProperties.setProperty('LAST_EXECUTION', formatDate(new Date()));
sheet.appendRow(["All files found", formatDate(new Date())]);
//visual confirmation all files found
var lastRow = sheet.getLastRow(); //turn last row YELLOW and BOLD
var lastRowCells = sheet.getRange(lastRow,1,1,2);
lastRowCells.setFontWeight("bold");
lastRowCells.setBackground("#ffffb8");
var HeaderRowCells = sheet.getRange("A1:H1"); //turn Header row ORANGE and BOLD
HeaderRowCells.setBackground("#f0b75b");
HeaderRowCells.setFontWeight("bold");
}
};
function formatDate(date) {
return Utilities.formatDate(date, "GMT", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
};
function processFile(file, sheet) {
var tempfile = file;
var tempsheet = sheet;
var fileData = [
tempfile.getName(),
tempfile.getDateCreated(),
tempfile.getLastUpdated(),
tempfile.getSize(),
tempfile.getMimeType().toString(),
tempfile.getId()
];
tempsheet.appendRow(fileData);
};
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