How to programmatically create a Google Docs spreadsheet WITH CONTENT?

Question

I have found multiple StackOverflow questions dealing with how to create or edit Google Doc spreadsheets using the Google Spreadsheets API, or older API\'s. However, this S

Answer 1

Google-apps-script will also create Spreadsheets and let you add data. See https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-app It can do more than the GData api, i.e. google-apps-script can set cell fonts/colors etc.

But depends on your needs, GData is low level in style, and so I find it faster. There is a simple google GData demo CellDemo.java. http://gdata-java-client.googlecode.com/svn-history/r51/trunk/java/sample/spreadsheet/cell/CellDemo.java It show off the Gdata Spreadsheets API features.

Answer 2

Answer in bullet form ...

• It's only the old docslist API which is deprecated. The spreadsheet API is still alive and kicking since there is no replacement
• The gdata libs are possibly no longer supported, but you will probably be better served using the spreadsheet API directly anyway
• The Drive API is only concerned with operations at the whole file level
• You could create a populated spreadsheet using the Drive API by uploading a file in a format that can be converted to a Google Spreadsheet, eg. MS Excel
• Be aware that the spreadsheet API (and possibly the Drive API) do not yet support the new (end 2013) spreadsheet format

Answer 3

with reference to the new spreadsheet API v4

I have The Best and easy method:

Step 1

Create AsyncTask class, pass the 'GoogleAccountCredential credential' to it.

Step 2

Use the API to create the a new SpreadSheet.

CODE

 private class MakeRequestTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
    private com.google.api.services.sheets.v4.Sheets mService = null;

    // The constructor
    MakeRequestTask(GoogleAccountCredential credential) {
        HttpTransport transport = AndroidHttp.newCompatibleTransport();
        JsonFactory jsonFactory = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();
        mService = new com.google.api.services.sheets.v4.Sheets.Builder(
                transport, jsonFactory, credential)
                .setApplicationName("Android spreadsheet client")
                .build();
    }                    

    protected void doInBackground(Void... params) {

        // function to create the spreadsheet
        creadSpreadSheet();
    }

    // creates a new spreadsheet
    private void creadSpreadSheet() throws IOException{
        com.google.api.services.sheets.v4.model.Spreadsheet mSpreadsheet, newSpreadSheet;
        mSpreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();
        SpreadsheetProperties spreadsheetProperties = new SpreadsheetProperties();
        spreadsheetProperties.setTitle("Demo SpreadSheet");// name of your spreadsheet
        mSpreadsheet = mSpreadsheet.setProperties(spreadsheetProperties);


        newSpreadSheet = mService.spreadsheets()
                .create(mSpreadsheet)
                .execute();

        // this 'newSpreadsheet' is ready to use for write/read operation.
    }

}

NOTE: Don't forget to put 'SheetsScopes.SPREADSHEETS' scope in the 'credential' in onCreate().

String[] SCOPES = { SheetsScopes.SPREADSHEETS};
    credential = GoogleAccountCredential.usingOAuth2(
            getApplicationContext(), Arrays.asList(SCOPES))
            .setBackOff(new ExponentialBackOff());