how to insert multiple rows in a spreadsheet using google script

Question

Is there any way i can insert multiple Rows into Google SpreadSheet without using any loops.

Need to do this task using google Apps Script only.

 function testMultipleEntry(){ var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(INSERT-SHEET-ID); var mainSpreadSheet= sheet.getActiveSheet(); var fiveRows= mainSpreadSheet.getRange(2, 1, 5,mainSpreadSheet.getMaxColumns() ); var tempSheet= SpreadsheetApp.create("TestSheetAppend").getActiveSheet(); fiveRows.copyValuesToRange(tempSheet, 1, mainSpreadSheet.getMaxColumns(), 2, 5);//used the array[][] }

last line is showing -- Service error: Spreadsheets

Answer 1

I'm still not clear on what it is you're looking for, but this code takes data from one sheet, and inserts it into another one:

function enterData(){

  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('SHEET-ID');
  var mainSheet= ss.getActiveSheet();
  var fiveRows= mainSheet.getRange(2, 1, 5,mainSheet.getMaxColumns());
  var createSheet= ss.insertSheet("TestSheetAppend");//This line will fail if a sheet by this name exists. 
  var tempSheet = ss.getSheetByName('TestSheetAppend');

  fiveRows.copyValuesToRange(tempSheet, 1, tempSheet.getMaxColumns(), 2, 5);//used the array[][]
}

If you're looking to send it to another sheet entirely, you can modify this code to do so.

Answer 2

I've spent some time looking into the official documentation on google app scripts, and based on that I can confirm you that there are many ways you can achieve this, one of which is explained below

getRange() + setValues()

Sample code

const startRowNumber = 1;
const starColumnNumber = 1;
const endRowNumber = dataToPut.length;
const endColumnNumber = dataToPut[0].length;

const range = sheet.getRange(startRowNumber, starColumnNumber, endRowNumber, endColumnNumber);
range.setValues(dataToPut);