Problems with email notification - email

Question

I'm new to using the google doc script editor so please be kind. Here's what I have so far:
function onEdit(e) {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
//Get Active cell
var mycell = ss.getActiveSelection();
var cellcol = mycell.getColumn();
var cellrow = mycell.getRow();
//Define variables from sheet by column
//Column count starts at 0, not 1.
var timestamp = e.values[cellrow,14];
var yourName = e.values[cellrow, 0];
var email = e.values[cellrow, 1];
var plot2013 = e.values[cellrow, 5];
var plotrequest = e.values[cellrow, 6];
var sharing = e.values[cellrow, 7];
var totalprice = e.values[cellrow, 8];
var paid = e.values[cellrow, 13];
var subject = "TSF Payment Confirmation"
//email body
var emailBody = "Thank you for your payment submitted on " + timestamp +
"\n\nThe details you entered were as follows: " +
"\nYour name: " + yourName +
"\nYour plot #: " + plot2013 +
"\nNumber plots requested: " + plotrequest +
"\nSharing plot with: " + sharing +
"\nTotal payment: " + totalprice;
//html version of email body
var htmlBody = "Thank you for your payment submitted on <i>" + timestamp +
"</i><br/> <br/>The details you entered were as follows: " +
"<br/><font color=\"red\">Your Name:</font> " + yourName +
"<br/>Your Email: " + plot2013;
"<br/>Plots requested: " + plotrequest;
"<br/>Sharing plot with: " + sharing +
"<br/>Total payment: " + totalprice;
//sends email if cell contents are 'yes'
if (e.values[13,cellrow] == "yes") {
//Sends email
MailApp.sendEmail(email, subject, emailBody);
}
}
And what I'm hoping is that once a user clicks in column 13 (assuming its counting from 0 on the left, and not variable numbers) and types 'yes' it will email the information from that users row as specified.
I'm getting an error message, saying:
var timestamp undefined
I got that from this example here: http://alamoxie.com/blog/tech-tips/sending-confirmation-emails-google-docs-form/

Answer 1

You're trying to reference the cells in a way that doesn't make sense (or work). Try this tested/working code instead:
function onEdit(e) {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
// Ensure the event was triggered by typing "yes" in the appropriate column
if(e.range.getColumn() == 14 && e.value.toUpperCase() == "YES"){
// Get the corresponding row
var row = sheet.getRange(e.range.getRow(), 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).getValues()[0];
// Define variable from row by column
var timestamp = row[14];
var yourName = row[0];
var email = row[1];
var plot2013 = row[5];
var plotrequest = row[6];
var sharing = row[7];
var totalprice = row[8];
var paid = row[13];
var subject = "TSF Payment Confirmation"
// Construct the email body
var emailBody = "Thank you for your payment submitted on " + timestamp +
"\n\nThe details you entered were as follows: " +
"\nYour name: " + yourName +
"\nYour plot #: " + plot2013 +
"\nNumber plots requested: " + plotrequest +
"\nSharing plot with: " + sharing +
"\nTotal payment: " + totalprice;
// Construct an HTML version of the email body
var htmlBody = "Thank you for your payment submitted on <i>" + timestamp +
"</i><br/> <br/>The details you entered were as follows: " +
"<br/><font color=\"red\">Your Name:</font> " + yourName +
"<br/>Your Email: " + plot2013;
"<br/>Plots requested: " + plotrequest;
"<br/>Sharing plot with: " + sharing +
"<br/>Total payment: " + totalprice;
// Send email
MailApp.sendEmail(email, subject, emailBody);
}
}
Notice I put everything in a conditional statement; there's no sense in trying to parse all that data if a cell in column N wasn't changed to "yes". Immediately after, I retrieve all the values from the edited row and fill all your variables with the result. The rest is pretty much the same as you wrote it.
Good luck!