Google Sheets - Add Timestamp When Cell Changes - Apps Script

[@teresalgeorge]

I searched and searched and SEARCHED to find the code for this EXACT thing! I simply cannot tell you HOW MUCH I appreciate you doing this VIDEO!!! I have spent endless hours to try to get this to work and could not get it! AMAZING and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING MY SANITY! :)

[@RadoHudran]

I remember following this 2 years ago took me easily 3 hours or so and I got a headache. It felt like a huge achievement to complete it. Now I made this code for a new sheet and it took me 30 min, felt easy, but most importantly,; this video has proven valueable over and over. I use this code in a sheet I use weekly and it has saved me lots of time. Thanks a bunch!

[@lucazarts25]

I think anyone could learn how to code with a professor like you. Congratulations and thank you for the knowledge shared!

[@scott-ish404]

I love the way you explain everything by stages, without delving into too much technicalities and even makes the improvements on it easy to grasp, so that even a code-ignorant like me can follow it easily. Subscribing to your channel in 3, 2, 1...!

[@Brakken99]

I had an issue as many have with the ranged error. Two things - an error will be returned if you run the code from the editor OR debugger. The reason for this is the conditions of the fields are not being met on the spreadsheet side and this is normal. The other thing is recheck ALL OF YOUR SYNTAX. I chased this problem for far longer than I should have and found I had typed a "v" where a "u" should have gone in value - was too easy to miss but it looked right at a glance. Once this correction was made the code started to function correctly. Another great video by this youtuber!

[@gladysgalat4992]

Hello, I had a problem with the range. What could possibly be the error? Thank you so much!

[@GoTouchSomeGrassBuddy]

You just taught EXACTLY what I'm searching for! Thank you!!! You explain everything clearly!

[@kickinitwithk746]

I searched for hours for this solution! Your teaching methods were clear and easy to follow. Thank you.

[@guyw6849]

There have been a few questions on how to run the same script on more than one sheet, but not all of them. Through simple copy and paste, I quickly created multiple scripts, one for each sheet I wanted the script to run on, giving each a unique name (e.g., Script1, Script2, Script3. - I gave mine the name of the sheet they corresponded to). Note, you can only have one script named "onEdit." You will want to reserve the onEdit name for the short "master script" that will run the rest. After creating each new script, copy and paste the same code into each. Then, change the script name on the first line of code (right after "function" and before "(e)" to match the name of the new script. Then, change the sheet reference in the code located right after "getName() ===" to match the name of the sheet that script should run on. Finally, go back to your original onEdit script and delete all of the code and paste the following new code, making the onEdit script the "master script" to run the rest of them (of course, modify the script names to match your script names, adding however many scripts you have): function onEdit(e) { script1(e); script2(e); script3(e); } Remember to save the scripts. While on the onEdit master script, click "Run." The sheet-specific scripts will execute in the order they appear in your onEdit master script. I have no coding skills. But after some research, this approach worked for me.

[@RadoHudran]

You might want to check this guy's vid at 3:30 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGW5YXmQdrh-bJI He talks about the "OR" statement and how you can use it This will make your code a lot shorter and quicker to execute. I also got no coding knowledge but trust me it's easy EDIT: It's not very easy tho For it to work properly my if statement had to be: if(col === targetColumn && row >= startRow && e.source.getActiveSheet().getName() === ws ||col === targetColumn && row >= startRow && e.source.getActiveSheet().getName() === bs){ bs stands for bullsh!t as well as var bs = Sheet 2 I had to repeat almost the entire statement inside IF() So in theory you could expand this row infinitely for as many sheets as you want In the end it works, even though it's not as compact as I'd like

[@mailtossundar]

the way of writing codes and explanations is easily understandable to everyone thanks for this video.

[@LucasFurioFranco]

I freaking love you, man! Thanks for the lesson, it works wonders! S2 Thank you, thank you a lot! I can't express how grateful I am to you right now! Best regards!

[@teresalgeorge]

ME TOO!! I AM just so THANKFUL for this video ! lol I LOVE THIS MAN FOR DOING THIS!

[@philippschumacher4659]

Thank you very much. After watching a lot of videos regarding this, i finally found yours and understood what i did. Not just copy and paste code.

[@davem45]

I am so glad I stumbled on your channel this is perfect. now I have to figure out that when our receptionist receives a package, based on the tracking number it will fill in the carrier in cell 3 Thanks so much for this tutorial

[@gebruikerarjan]

Great tut! Could you drop the script in the description below of your video? then you just can copy paste it. That would be easy!

[@fauzanwidianto1365]

Great tutorial, I have a very little experience with programming language, but you really made it for me. I do still have one question related to this timestamp method. I realized that this method only works with cell edited manually, so for example I paste 3 rows of data, it would only update timestamp for the first cell only, the second and third one wouldn't be updated. Could you please help me with this one ? Really appreciate your woks man!

[@cmteclaudios]

Man, I have this problem, do you have any idea how to solve this?

[@BustaCap]

I’ve learned so much from this channel it’s insane. Thanks for all your help.

[@wagnerbarbosa1894]

Speaking from Brasil! Simply perfect! Thank you!

[@benedictchua-theredreamer]

love the way you explain the script , not just typing it. for begginers like me, looking for some code for my project, thanks

[@ExcelGoogleSheets]

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[@emmanuelmgbemena]

You are the best. You just helped me. Beautiful explanation

[@muraly3523]

Thank you very much.You are a very good teacher.

[@dannybans23]

Thank you so much, brother! This is exactly the solution I was looking for! I was experimenting with circular reference formulas, but the date would update the following day after inputting content into adjacent cells. So I needed a different solution. I thought of using some sort of script and just searched KZbin. Thank goodness I found your video! You saved me so much time! Well done, great work! - Greeting from Toronto, Canada!

[@ExcelGoogleSheets]

Glad it helped!

[@soamyaashishgetengaged7881]

@@ExcelGoogleSheets This only works when the owner of the sheet makes any change but if anyone enter any value then the timestamp doesnot appear. I want to create the same when anyone can enter the value

[@subhamdey1922]

@@ExcelGoogleSheets Can you help me with the script code?

[@ali399]

@@subhamdey1922 Code.gs function onEdit(e) { addTimestamp (e); } function addTimestamp (e){ //variables I 7 R 7/16:38 Fix Date Delay > var startRow 2; = var targetColumn = 1; var ws = "My Data"; //get modified row and column var row = e. .range.getRow(); var col = e.range.getColumn(); if (col === targetColumn && row >= startRow && e.source.getActiveSheet().getName() WS var currentDate = new Date(); e.source.getActiveSheet().getRange (row, 4).setValue(currentDate); if (e.source.getActiveSheet().getRange (row, 3).getValue() ""){ e.source.getActiveSheet().getRange (row, 3).setValue(currentDate); } // END IF check if date created exists } // END IF check column, row, worksheet

[@davidhebert-y6l]

thank you for sharing, all your tutorial very very very very helpful. God Bless you and Family always

[@nasirshaikh2715]

I really appreciate the video which you have made, it is very easier for the non-technical person to understand, thank you so much. I am the new person who is going to use this script in our master sheet and also I would like to see more videos to learn the same from scratch... :)

[@Nibarger]

Very nice...I've been watching many others and you are by far the easiest to follow and understand. Thank you very much.

[@ohwe0w226]

Thank you!! No coding experience whatsoever and I was able to do it!

[@ExcelGoogleSheets]

Excellent!

[@omarjimz]

Awesome. Not only learned to timestamp but scripting in Google Sheets. Thanks!

[@saoudiabdealbaseete4239]

Dude, you're the best, I wish you get everything that you want my friend

[@cristinapajarillo6956]

Thanks so much you helped improve my project significantly! All the best!

[@audiomemento]

Wow I finally got this to work thanks to your video! Super helpful and well explained.

[@lovelyktott]

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[@hoiyinwan8233]

That was amazing tutorial, thank you for making this.

[@JanRossi]

Totally just used this. Thank you. I feel like I kinda jumped into the advanced area. but you made it easy to follow your instructions. Thank you!

[@manasgarg14]

This is exactly what I'm looking for, thanks for the tutorial. Great job man! THANKS A TON !!! :)

[@Corigador]

Great instructions! Thanks. Is there a way to make the timestamp trigger when you paste several rows of data into the target column? Currently it only adds the timestamp to the top line where the start of the list was pasted.

[@RonMorlan1516]

Just did a mod of this code and it worked great! Thanks for a great tutorial!

[@andrewjawney1]

Thanks for that! Could you please add the code into the video description?

[@travel247peru8]

Congratulations ! i not speak well english, but you explain very easy and simple , thanks for your work , definettly best tutorial ever ! hugs from Perú

[@administradordrycleanservi5321]

Apreciated the good explanation, keep it up!

[@samprotestchanel2252]

Thanks, this is just what I was looking for. Can you please tell me how to add condition that date erases when col 1 has no data?

[@gregoriusalvin118]

UPP

[@pearldme7456]

@@gregoriusalvin118 ???

[@decenmueblesinfantiles3647]

Hello! this is a great tutorial, but how to get the timestamp from when any cell from a range is modified? cant find out how to set the range beside the number of column

[@scottcardais3560]

This is a great tutorial and it used to work perfectly but as of 2021-11-05 it fails. The debugger says that several of the variables are "undefined". ("e", "ws", "row", "col", "currentDate") Has something changed in the scripting syntax to break this script?

[@ingridrnilsen]

Just edit the code and it should be live on your Sheet. Only way to test the code is by actually editing a cell in other words, since you're running the code from inside the script editor.

[@agamgumelar6605]

Works like a charm, thank you so much bro!!

[@ExcelGoogleSheets]

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[@AhmedIbrahim-ct5fs]

would you please elaborate how to lock cells automatically after entry is made in sheets so that cells can't be edited after making an entry. Thanks in advance

[@subratadutta4562]

Nicely explained with minute details. Thanks for uploading this video. Looking forward to watch more.

[@MauricioHernandez87]

this script gives an error on the e.range.getRow(); TypeError: Cannot read property 'range' of undefined (line 14, file "Code")

[@onewiththefreaks3664]

I have had the exact same problem, but in line 15. I checked the code time and again, but I could not find an error or any reason, why this was happening. Strangely the code worked fine, until the housekeepng part with adding all these variables started. After I wrote the code a second time, it finally worked. I compared both versions, but I can not find any differences except there might be some different spaces and paragraphs. Something like this seems to be the problem. *The code works fine now! Thanks very much to this channel for all those outstanding tutorials!*

[@ianpropst-campbell6028]

I had the same problem.

[@MauricioHernandez87]

@@ianpropst-campbell6028 on the script editor go to edit and then current project triggers so you can enable on edit which is being called by the script.

[@MauricioHernandez87]

@@onewiththefreaks3664 on the script editor go to edit and then current project triggers so you can enable on edit which is being called by the script.

[@ianpropst-campbell6028]

@@MauricioHernandez87 Okay thank you!

[@hellboy1488]

this was very helpful and my very first exposure to any sort of code! worked perfectly thank you!

[@edisonpalima]

Thank you very much. This is the exact tutorial that I'm looking for. I'm now subscribed :)

[@ExcelGoogleSheets]

Thanks for the sub!

[@affiqfadzil]

Great job! Clear tutorial, exactly what i'm looking for.. Thank you so much

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[@madhumohan3843]

It is really impressive the way he explain and can grab the attention of code ignorant people

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[@dennyandriansyah2560]

exactly what I looking for.. thanks for tutorial.. very helpful..

[@bhawanishekhawat3163]

Very nice video and it is very useful in companies where Google sheets are used too much, our company is completely on Gmail

[@Trackdaygenius]

Awesome tutorial! Is there a way to define a range of columns?

[@fjlugo]

I'm chasing same answer.

[@tamayonoelle88]

Very informative and superb knowledge! Thank you for sharing it!

[@felixtsoy3138]

Hey there, this is an incredible instruction, very detailed. Could you explain, how to apply this function to additional worksheets (but not all) in the workbook?

[@christran8643]

did you ever find a way to do this?

[@sinisamoravac8482]

Works perfectly for me! Very well explained!! Thank you

[@drylunch8462]

Really useful info, thank you very much for posting, have now subscribed

[@CompSciSimplified]

Thanks man,respect for your hard work.

[@sophie8199]

Are you able to advise on how to run script for multiple timestamps on one sheet? Also, for the same timestamp to only work on selected sheets...i am struggling to make either scenario to work ? Do you have videos to cover these?

[@sangeetarora]

Very helpful and informative

[@whinapomana9715]

This is such a great tutorial, thank you so much!

[@bangdoeltips7492]

Very useful and helpful tutorial, thank you.

[@ankitkarani2068]

TypeError: Cannot read property 'range' of undefined (line 15, file "Code") Can you help me on this ?

[@zitoScine]

Anyone has a solution to this? I have the same problem. Thank you!

[@zitoScine]

@Octave Laurentin I figured it out; it works when you don't try to run the code in script editor but save it and go to your sheet and it'll work. Because no range is given to it until you open the active sheet in question, then the value becomes defined.

[@lukasodern]

if that doesnt work, try this code: function onEdit(e) { var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet(); var r = ss.getActiveCell(); //1.Change 'Ark 1' to be matching your sheet name if (r.getColumn() == 4 && ss.getName()=='Ark 1') { // 2. If Edit is done in column 4 (D) And sheet name is 'Ark 1' then: var celladdress ='L'+ r.getRowIndex() ss.getRange(celladdress).setValue(new Date()).setNumberFormat("dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm");} }; Replace the 4 with the column you edit, and 'L' with the column you want your timestamp in.

[@Aman.Bajwa94]

@@lukasodern thnx Jan, this script worked for me..

[@mentality-monster]

This is very useful. Thank you sir.

[@aleksandarnakevski8041]

Great video! Really thorough. Is there a way to do this same type of thing but instead of a timestamp its a user-stamp based on the email of who edited the document?

[@addydare]

Hi, just one doubt, I am copy pasting a data with multiple entries in rows, but script put a timestamp just in 1st row not the below copy pasted ones. As per my understanding this works only when onEdit triggers the cell which is edited. Can we do some changes in the script or trigger to work with the copy pasted values? Please help, in urgent need as I am working on large set of data.

[@PencilBoxID]

This exactly what im looking for, thanks for the tutorial,

[@manishdashsharma7381]

Hello you know app scripting?

[@MehdiKamali1]

works perfectly, thank you so much for your time

[@norma-bh4vo]

SO HELPFUL THANK YOU!

[@kunal_chand]

Helpful as always. Brilliant!

[@RadoHudran]

Awesome, I enjoyed coding with you because it's interesting and I can't code on my own at all. Thx!

[@vivienm5719]

Such great explanation and helpful information. Thanks!

[@ExcelGoogleSheets]

Glad it was helpful!

[@k2s353]

Thanks for that great explanation!

[@keithmerrill4058]

Can i today function with this formula?

[@prony5145]

Great!! I have just been looking for this everywhere. Thanks a lot man.

[@umamageswari3240]

I did the same as you said...in edit script screen. But when I modified the rows in my spreadsheet it's not reflecting. Am I missing something?

[@15weouthere10]

SAME

[@garricko]

Thank you for making this! This helped a lot with my simple spreadsheet.

[@mostafizurrahman4110]

Thank you so much brother for your helpful video.

[@apljaaay]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE MAN!!

[@kamleshpatel8244]

Amazingly helpful video, very easy to follow and give confidence adapt too ... thank you so much

[@StarsNStripesForever]

Super helpful. Thanks for the run-through!

[@SmartsidSidhu]

Gr8 job bro.. Thanks a lot.. 😘

[@Xansos]

Thanks a lot for this man, exactly what i was looking for

[@eptrade2323]

This is quite amazing! I found a different way of doing it, it is simple, but works for me. I created a "form" with google forms..... as a question you can ask: what is the package id? and let the response be text (the id)... once the answer is submitted you can ask google forms to send the results to a google spreadsheet..... the time stamp is a default column.

[@sabeelpp3962]

TypeError: Cannot read property "range" from undefined. (line 3, file "Code")Dismiss

[@oscarg856]

Make sure everything is on the correct line as the tutorial, fixing this fixed the same issue I had when running the script.

[@mictralif7515]

dont run it.. just save it and then after saving test it on your sheet.

[@cedricklacuarin1497]

Seems you have other google accounts logged in at the same time. Do check if you are running the script in the same Google account.

[@ashkanahmadi]

same problem. anyone has found a solution or figure out what the problem is?

[@hermawanyulianto2645]

The same...TypeError: Cannot read property 'range' of undefined (line 8, file "Code")

[@kyledinwiddie9962]

Fabulous tutorial. Thank you

[@andrewjames2707]

Awesome very helpful. Just wanted to know if there was a way to change it so the timestamp would only change when specific test was added to the cell?

[@mitu6030]

It worked!! Thank you so much!

[@ExcelGoogleSheets]

👍

[@lumberdesign4401]

Very Helpful Tutorial!

[@carloumali3417]

great tutorial, easy to understand! I tried it myself and it works!

[@coachjohn1951]

I have set up for check boxes and the timestamp and the row to the right of each. Users are clicking..... check check check in quick succession. sometimes the script fails to put in the timestamp. Seems like a problem of overlapping the running of the script before it has completed the previous. Any suggestions?

[@LloydMervinNalusDaniac]

Hi I appreciate your work very much, but may I know if Is there anyway I can put a time stamp in a single cell whenever changes happen to multiple range?

[@kerella2321]

This is perfect! But is there a script wherein whenever there is a change, it'll have an automatic copy of the previous data?

[@brentwardle508]

Would it be possible to show how to update the "Last Modified" column timestamp when making edits to ANY of the cells in the same row without changing the original "Date Entered" column? e.g. entering a value in the Package ID, the same Date is filled to both the "Date Entered" and "Last Modified" columns. IF I enter text in the Comments column I want the "Last Modified" date to update.

[@eiger67]

Thank you 4 that, a further implementation would be, to avoid users to make changes on modified columns...do you think would be an option to check if the "Session.getActiveUser().getEmail();" is not the spreadsheet owner? thank you again

[@xGSTQ]

Can you not just lock the modified columns?

[@davidchoi3869]

U R A GOD to me Right now absolute Awesomeness & Happy Thoughts Thank U So Much!!!

[@najmuddinazik]

Thank you so much. I follow step by step and make it! God bless you for helping🙏🏼☺️

[@travisnemec7764]

How would the script look different if I wanted to have an auto time stamp on two separate tabs?

[@jayrodathome]

FYI you can also easily add a timestamp by using Lamda instead of Appscript. For example. Assuming A1 is a Checkbox (true/false) then you could use this formula =LAMBDA(now,cell,if(cell,now,))(now(),A1) which will print the time whenever that checkbox is checked off and it is static. It will not change onEdit or refresh. It will only update when you click the checkbox. Now you can change the logic to whatever I'm just using the checkbox as an example. I believe this is a newer feature in google sheets.