Rename a Google sheet tab based on cell

Question

I partially know the name of 2 sheets I need to rename when the cell B2 change in each sheet:

• One in called csv_nat and it should be renamed to csv_nat_30_11_2019 when cell B2 in sheet changes (it is a date format like 30/11/2019)

• The other one has the exact same structure and is called csv_alt

My main issue is the following. When the tab name has already changed, I need to locate the sheet from its root name ( csv_nat ) and I have not figured out how.

My limited and starting code for now is:

function onEdit(e){
  if(e.range.getA1Notation() != "B2") return;
  e.source.getActiveSheet().setName("csv_nat_"+e.value);
}

Besides, does the onEdit function work for any change or only when user edits the cell?

Answer 1

If you want to locate your csv_nat or csv_alt sheets, you can use regex in this case.

Try this example

if sheet contains csv_nat or csv_alt it will alert you :

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
if(ss.getSheetName().match(/csv_nat|csv_alt/)){
  SpreadsheetApp.getUi().alert("Working Sheet is found")
}

Reference

• String.match()