Level 2: Drive Image Importer

Add custom menu and UI integration to the image importer

🎓 Intermediate

⏱️ 3-4 minutes

Prerequisites

• Level 1 completed
• Basic JavaScript
• Google Account
• Google Sheets

You'll Learn

✓ Custom menu creation in Google Sheets
✓ UI service integration
✓ Menu-driven workflow design

What You'll Build

Custom menu in Google Sheets toolbar
Menu-driven image import workflow
Enhanced user experience with UI integration

Key Learning Areas

Custom Menu Creation: Build custom menus using SpreadsheetApp.getUi()
UI Service Integration: Connect menu items to functions
Workflow Design: Create intuitive user interfaces for complex operations
Menu Organization: Structure menu items logically for better UX

Technical Skills

SpreadsheetApp.getUi() service
Menu creation and item management
UI event handling
Function organization and modularity

Implementation

function onOpen() {
  var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
  ui.createMenu("Image Importer").addItem("Import", "insertImages").addToUi();
}

function insertImages() {
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
  var configSheet = ss.getSheetByName("Config");
  var folderId = configSheet.getRange("A1").getValue();
  var activeSheet = ss.getActiveSheet();

  insertFilesIntoSheet(folderId, activeSheet);
}

function insertFilesIntoSheet(folderId, sheet) {
  var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId);
  var files = folder.getFiles();
  var rows = [["File Name", "URL", "Thumbnail"]];
  while (files.hasNext()) {
    var file = files.next();
    var fileId = file.getId();
    var thumbnailUrl = "https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=" + fileId + "&sz=200";
    rows.push([file.getName().split('.')[0], thumbnailUrl, '=IMAGE("' + thumbnailUrl + '")']);
  }
  sheet.clear();
  sheet.getRange(1, 1, rows.length, rows[0].length).setValues(rows);
}

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