Prompt user for range in .gs function, pass array to html script and re-focus on the HTML dialog

Question

I have a google sheet, I want to prompt a user to select ranges to get information from, store that into an array, and then create a chart in an html popup. I have read a bi

Answer 1

Here's a simple example of picking a range with a modeless dialog. With just a few extra features thrown in for good measure.

Code.gs:

function selRange()//run this to get everything started.  A dialog will be displayed that instructs you to select a range.
{
  var output=HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('pickRange').setWidth(300).setHeight(200).setTitle('Select A Range');
  SpreadsheetApp.getUi().showModelessDialog(output, 'Range Selector');
}

function selCurRng() 
{
  var sso=SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  var sh0=sso.getActiveSheet();
  var rg0=sh0.getActiveRange();
  var rng0A1=rg0.getA1Notation();
  rg0.setBackground('#777700');
  return rng0A1;
}

function clrRange(range)
{
  var sso=SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  var sh0=sso.getActiveSheet();
  var rg0=sh0.getRange(range);
  rg0.setBackground('#ffffff');
}

pickRange.html

  
    
    
    
  
  
    

    
Please select your desired range.