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Anadactothe
Anadactothe

Reputation: 170

Workaround to DocumentApp.getUi() context error?

I'm trying to build a basic url fetch script in Google Apps Script, but I'm having a problem with the DocumentApp.getUi() function. (note: I know this seems like a duplicate of How do i use DocumentApp.getui() on a new doc, but the answer provided didn't actually answer the question, and it's from 2013)

function myFunction() {
  var doc = DocumentApp.create('new_doc'); //create doc
  doc.ui = DocumentApp.getUi(); // error: 'Cannot call DocumentApp.getUi() from this context.'
  var vurl = ui.prompt('url');
  var furl = fetch(vurl);
  doc.getBody().appendParagraph(furl)
}

I know that I can't call it this way, as the other answer explained, but is there a workaround or alternate method I can use? I'm the only person that will be using this.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 803

Answers (1)

Wicket
Wicket

Reputation: 38254

Considering that you are the only one that will be using this, forget about DocumentApp.getUi() and add the URL directly as a literal.

Assuming that fetch is function defined somewhere else in your project, then

function myFunction() {
  var doc = DocumentApp.create('new_doc'); //create doc
  var furl = fetch(/** replace this with your URL */);
  doc.getBody().appendParagraph(furl)
}

Upvotes: 1

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