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Google AppScript - Find cell by value
// original: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9905533/convert-excel-column-alphabet-e-g-aa-to-number-e-g-25
// updated: https://gist.github.com/mark05e/29bb2b7564460059da6d3e74f08ab31f
function find(value, range) {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = range.split("!")[0];
var A1Ref = range.split("!")[1];
var [cellStart, cellEnd] = A1Ref.split(":")
var rowStartNumber = Number(cellStart.replace(/[^0-9]/g,''))
var rowEndNumber = Number(cellEnd.replace(/[^0-9]/g,''))
var colStart = cellStart.replace(/[^A-Za-z]/g,'')
var colStartNumber = Number(lettersToNumber(colStart))
var colEnd = cellEnd.replace(/[^A-Za-z]/g,'')
var colEndNumber = Number(lettersToNumber(colEnd))
var searchRange = ss.getSheetByName(sheet).getRange(A1Ref);
var searchData = searchRange.getValues();
for (var i = 0; i < searchData.length; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < searchData[i].length; j++) {
if (searchData[i][j] == value) {
return (ss.getSheetByName(sheet).getRange(rowStartNumber + i, colStartNumber + j).getA1Notation());
}
}
}
return null;
}
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9905533/convert-excel-column-alphabet-e-g-aa-to-number-e-g-25
function lettersToNumber(letters){
for(var p = 0, n = 0; p < letters.length; p++){
n = letters[p].charCodeAt() - 64 + n * 26;
}
return n;
}
function testFind(name) {
let x = find("Region1","Sheet1!C3:C14")
console.log(x)
}
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