From Array to setValues gives: “Cannot convert to

Question

BACKGROUND. I want to change a timesheet from a week format (every row shows 7 days, no date is available only week in the from yyww (e.g. 1225). In another sheet one column lists week and another lists the dates.

METHOD. I take these two sheets into two arrays, package a third array which values I set into a third sheet.

PROBLEM. This row gives the error message: "Cannot convert to ."

  sheet_IndataTabell.getRange(1,1,IndataTable.length+1,7).setValues(IndataTable);

Source. You can see the document here and the full function below:

function UpdateTable() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet_Indata = ss.getSheetByName("Indata");
var sheet_IndataTabell = ss.getSheetByName("Indata_Tabell");
var sheet_Calendar = ss.getSheetByName("Kalender");

//Get the table into arrays
var Indata = sheet_Indata.getDataRange();
var CalendarTable = sheet_Calendar.getDataRange();

//Gets the values in the Indata to an Array
var NumberRows = Indata.getLastRow();
var NumberCols = Indata.getLastColumn();
//Browser.msgBox(NumberRows + " " + NumberCols);
var IndataArray = new Array(NumberRows,NumberCols);
var IndataArray = Indata.getValues();

//Create an Array to store the result
var IndataTable = new Array(((NumberCols-1)*(NumberRows-1)),7);
//Browser.msgBox("First the IndataTable is defined as: (NumberCols-1)*(NumberRows-1) (" + (NumberCols-1)*(NumberRows-1) + ").");

//Gets the values in the Calendar to an Array
var NumberRows_Cal = CalendarTable.getLastRow();
var NumberCols_Cal = CalendarTable.getLastColumn();
//Browser.msgBox(NumberRows + " " + NumberCols);
var CalendarArray = new Array(NumberRows_Cal,NumberCols_Cal);
var CalendarArray = CalendarTable.getValues();

for (i=1; i<(IndataArray.length); i++)
{

  for (j=3; j<10; j++) {

  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7] = {};

  //adds the users
  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][0] = IndataArray[i][1];

  //adds the week numbers
  var Vecka = IndataArray[i][2];
  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][1] = Vecka;

  //adds the hours
  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][2] = IndataArray[i][j];

  //adds the projects
  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][3] = IndataArray[i][10];

  //adds the day
  var Dag = (j-2);
  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][4] = Dag;

  //Gets the date from the Calendar
  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][5] = "=VLOOKUP(G" + (i*7+j-9) + ";Kalender!$B$1:C;2)+E" + (i*7+j-9) + "-1";

  IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][6] = Vecka+"_"+Dag;

  //Browser.msgBox("[" + (i*7+j-3-7) + "][n]: " + IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][0] + ", " + IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][1] + ", " + IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][2] + ", " + IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][3] + ", " + IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][4] + ", " + IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][5] + ", " + IndataTable[i*7+j-3-7][6]);

  }

}


sheet_IndataTabell.clear();
//Browser.msgBox("IndataTable.length: " + IndataTable.length);
//Browser.msgBox("IndataTable[0].length: " + IndataTable[0].length);
//Browser.msgBox("Last row on Range: " + sheet_IndataTabell.getRange(1, 1, IndataTable.length,7).getLastRow());
//Browser.msgBox(IndataTable);

sheet_IndataTabell.getRange("A1:G28").setValues(IndataTable);

//sheet_Indata.sort(3,true); 

//Browser.msgBox("Uppdatering klar!");
sheet_IndataTabell.getRange("J1").setValue(Date());

}

Answer 1

setValues() and getValues() always use 2 dimension arrays, even if the range is only 1 row high, so you should use:

LINE 212     sheet_IndataTabell.getRange(1, 1, 1, 2).setValues([IndataTable_Temp]) 

(pay attention to the pair of brackets I added.)

Also, even if it's not an issue, you don't need to define the size of the array before using Range.getValues(), just drop the (NumberRows_Cal,NumberCols_Cal) you put as parameters,

var CalendarArray = new Array() 

is sufficient.

EDIT : about your comment : please add these two Logger.log in your code at line 225, when you get your 2 arrays, one of which not useable in setValues() and you'll see what happend :

    Logger.log(IndataTable);//this one contains JS objects between {}
    Logger.log(IndataTable_Temp);// this one contains array elements between [[]] 
  //Writes the array content to the sheet
  sheet_IndataTabell.getRange(1, 1, i, 11).setValues(IndataTable_Temp);

EDIT2 : I made a small change to the end of your script, now data are pure strings and array is real 2D (watch the brackets again):

  //Reconstruction the Array, I do not know why this is needed
  var IndataTable_Temp = new Array();
  for (i=0; i<IndataTable.length; i++) {
//  Logger.log(typeof(IndataTable[i][0]))
    IndataTable_Temp.push([
      IndataTable[i][0],
      IndataTable[i][1],
      IndataTable[i][2],
      IndataTable[i][3],
      IndataTable[i][4],
      IndataTable[i][5],
      IndataTable[i][6],
      IndataTable[i][7],
      IndataTable[i][8],
      IndataTable[i][9],
      IndataTable[i][10]
    ]);
  }
    Logger.log(IndataTable)
    Logger.log(IndataTable_Temp)
  //Writes the array content to the sheet
  sheet_IndataTabell.getRange(1, 1, IndataTable_Temp.length, IndataTable_Temp[0].length).setValues(IndataTable_Temp);

  //Sets timestamp
  sheet_IndataTabell.getRange("L1").setValue(Date());