Question

Getting error “The action you’re trying to perform is causing a fatal error and cannot be performed” on this line-

sheet.getRange(m, k, enD, 1).setValues(sheet.getRange(m, k, enD, 1).getValues());

My code has been running without errors for a week but since yesterday I am getting this error randomly. Sometime it works sometime it doesn’t. I don’t wish to disclose the calculations and that’s why I am using this.

Any idea why this is happening? I tried reducing ‘enD’ values from 40s to 10s or 20s. Doesn’t help. Tried splitting the code – read values using getValues() first and then write using setValues but again getting error on getValues() part.

Answer 1

I tried this simple test script to check how it could work and I get this log :

3.141592653589793  =PI()
3.14159265358979  

The script goes like this :

function replaceFormulasByValues() {
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var sel = ss.getActiveRange();
  Logger.log(sel.getValues()+'  '+sel.getFormulas()); // show cell's content (value and formula) 
  sel.setValues(sel.getValues());// this is the same mechanism you use
  Logger.log(sel.getValues()+'  '+sel.getFormulas()); // no formulas anymore
}

So it works as expected doesn’t it ?