Copy a row in a different spreadsheet based on the text on google sheets

Question

I want a code or a Formula that can copy a row to another spreadsheet based on the text on the column B, but i just want to copy the Column A,B,C and D...so for example, if column B name is Stator, i want to copy the row to the spreadsheet Stator, if the name is Alternator, i want to copy the row to Alternator Spreadsheet.

I already tried this one:

function yourfunction() {
  var ss=SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var sh1=ss.getSheetByName("Stator");
  var sh2=ss.getSheetByName("Prototype Number");
  var rg1=sh1.getRange(1,2,sh1.getLastRow(),sh1.getLastColumn()-1);//starting at column2
  var data=rg1.getValues();
  for(var i=1;i<data.length;i++) {
    if(data[i][6]=="Estator") {
      sh1.getRange(i+1,2,1,sh1.getLastColumn()-1).copyTo(sh2.getRange(sh2.getLastRow()+1,1,1,sh1.getLastColumn()-1));
    }
  }
}

But didn't work.

I also tried a macro record, but didn't work because I couldn't find a way to paste the row to a new row every time.

Answer 1

Explanation:

• Assuming you have data in columns A,B,C,D in a main sheet Main . Your goal is to copy the rows ( AD ) to the corresponding sheet its name matches the value in column B .

• You need to iterate over all sheets, and filter only the data (rows) for which column B matches that sheet name. You can use forEach to iterate over the sheets and filter to filter based on the sheet name - column B .

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Solution:

Feel free to adjust the name of the sheets or also the ranges but do respect the logic of the script, otherwise it won't work properly.

function myFunction() {
  const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
  const main_sheet = 'Main';
  const msh = ss.getSheetByName(main_sheet);
  const sheets = ss.getSheets();
  const data = msh.getRange('A2:D'+msh.getLastRow()).getValues();
   
  sheets.forEach(sh=>{ 
    if(sh.getName()!=main_sheet){
      let temp_ar = data.filter(r=>r[1]==sh.getName());
    if (temp_ar.length>0){
      sh.getRange(sh.getLastRow()+1,1,temp_ar.length,temp_ar[0].length).setValues(temp_ar);                 
    }}});
}

Structure of my example file: