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Re: Google Sheets help
« Reply #80 on: February 04, 2023, 09:44:47 PM »
I have a spreadsheet that runs a function on opening. It takes a few seconds to run. How can I prevent users from editing anything until it finishes running?
I tried making an alert first thing when it opens saying "please wait" but it seems to break execution of the code and it takes basically the same amount of time to run the function as it is to display the wait message.

It's a multi sheet spreadsheet so I don't know which sheet will open when a user opens it. As of now I just have a big cell with big letters saying "please wait" on one of the pages with an alert when the function finishes running.

 
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Re: Google Sheets help
« Reply #81 on: February 04, 2023, 10:28:34 PM »
Quote from: Definitions on February 04, 2023, 09:44:47 PM
I have a spreadsheet that runs a function on opening. It takes a few seconds to run. How can I prevent users from editing anything until it finishes running?
I tried making an alert first thing when it opens saying "please wait" but it seems to break execution of the code and it takes basically the same amount of time to run the function as it is to display the wait message.

It's a multi sheet spreadsheet so I don't know which sheet will open when a user opens it. As of now I just have a big cell with big letters saying "please wait" on one of the pages with an alert when the function finishes running.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41103337/prevent-editing-of-cells-while-script-is-running
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Re: Google Sheets help
« Reply #82 on: March 05, 2023, 01:29:01 PM »
Hopefully the attachment is clear. Conditional formatting is always a pain for me.
I'm trying to compare two tables (or ranges I'm not sure the correct term). If the left one is equal or higher than the right one then it should turn red. And if it's lower than it should turn green.

So b4 vs L4, b5 vs L5, c4 vs m4...

I can't get it to work.
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Re: Google Sheets help
« Reply #83 on: March 05, 2023, 05:59:23 PM »
Quote from: Definitions on March 05, 2023, 01:29:01 PM
Hopefully the attachment is clear. Conditional formatting is always a pain for me.
I'm trying to compare two tables (or ranges I'm not sure the correct term). If the left one is equal or higher than the right one then it should turn red. And if it's lower than it should turn green.

So b4 vs L4, b5 vs L5, c4 vs m4...

I can't get it to work.
You mean something like this?


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Re: Google Sheets help
« Reply #84 on: March 05, 2023, 06:59:35 PM »
Quote from: Yisroel Tech on March 05, 2023, 05:59:23 PM
You mean something like this?


Yes. I didn't want to have separate rules for each column. But I realized from your response that I was missing the equals sign in my rule...

Thanks
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