CODEWITHSUNDEEP
google-apps-script
Evan Caldwell
Evan Caldwell

Reputation: 85

insert page break after a certain number of paragraphs

i have written a script that generates a paragraph based on data from a spreadsheet, it adds a new paragraph for each line of data. my problem is that some of the paragraphs are split between pages and i can't figure out how to insert a page break automatically after 6 (actually 5 on the first page and 6 for every page after that) instances of the paragraph.

function worksheetGen () {
  var templateDocID = ScriptProperties.getProperty("listTemplateDocID");
  var docID = DocsList.getFileById(templateDocID).makeCopy().getId();
  var doc = DocumentApp.openById(docID);
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
  var activeSheetName = sheet.getName();
  var user = Session.getUser().getEmail();
  if (sheet != null) {
    var lastRow = sheet.getLastRow();
    var lastColumn = sheet.getLastColumn();
    var lastACell = sheet.getRange("A"+lastRow);
    Logger.log("Last Column: " + lastColumn + "    Last A Cell: " + lastACell)
      for (var q = 0; q < lastRow; ++q){
        var firstName = sheet.getRange(q+2,3).getValue();
        var lastName = sheet.getRange(q+2,4).getValue();
        var include = sheet.getRange(q+2,1).getValue();
        var dispo1 = "Request Left With Dr.";
        var dispo2 = "Needs Appointment";
        var dispo3 = "Prescription Received";
        var dispo4 = "Prescription Denied";
        var notes = "Notes:";
        if (firstName != null && include == "Y") {
          var nameSet = firstName + " " + lastName + ":          ";
          var dispoSet = "| " + dispo1 + " | " + dispo2 + " | " + dispo3 + " | " + dispo4 + " |";
          var cells = [[nameSet, dispoSet]];
          var table = doc.appendTable(cells);
          table.setBorderWidth(0).setColumnWidth(1, 334);
          var cell2 = table.getCell(0, 1).getChild(0).asParagraph();
          cell2.setAlignment(DocumentApp.HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT).setFontSize(8);
          var content2 = doc.appendParagraph(notes);
          var divider = doc.appendHorizontalRule();
        }
      }
  }
  doc.addFooter().appendParagraph(activeSheetName + " -- " + new Date());
  doc.setName(activeSheetName + " - " + Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), "MDT", "MM/dd/yy"));
  doc.addEditor(user);
  doc.addEditor("[email protected]");
}

i tried an if statement to check if q equaled 5 or a multiple after that but i must have been doing it wrong. i'm sure it's a simple fix but i'm fairly new to this so any help is appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4930

Answers (1)

Serge insas
Serge insas

Reputation: 46802

Try this just below var divider = doc...

  if(q==5||(q>6&&q/6==parseInt(q/6))){doc.appendPageBreak()}

Upvotes: 2

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