Can I generate a file from Google Sheets script?

Question

I\'m using Google Sheets to prototype a bunch of numerical data for something I\'m doing.

Is there a way to export a subset to a text file?

Effectively, what I\'

Answer 1

If you have a Google Apps account, then you can use DocsList.createFile() to create the text file and save it in your documents list.

Section 3 of this tutorial shows how to save the selected range of a spreadsheet as a file in your documents list in CSV format. It could be modified pretty easily to save in a different format.