Question

I am trying to change one word from a template I have in a spreadsheet, for the value that the user inputs through the inputbox. When I run my script it doesnt change the word, any ideas??

function sendEmails() {
 var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var time = Browser.inputBox("Enter TIME");
var address = "[e-mail]";
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheetByName("Templates"));
var emailTemplate = ss.getRange("B1").getValue();
//here I am trying to replace the word "TIME" on my template to the value entered on             the inputBox
emailTemplate.replace("TIME",time);
var emailSubject = "Tutorial: Simple Mail Merge";    

MailApp.sendEmail(address, emailSubject, emailTemplate);

}

Answer 1

Albert,

I believe the source of your replace is not assigning the result of the emailTemplate.replace to a variable.

I also did a little bit to the SpreadsheetApp call. Depends on what you are after of course.

Jim

function sendEmails() {
  var emailTemplate = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Templates").getRange("B1").getValue();
  var time = Browser.inputBox("Enter TIME");
  var address = "[e-mail]";
  emailTemplate = emailTemplate.replace("TIME",time);
  var emailSubject = "Tutorial: Simple Mail Merge";    

  MailApp.sendEmail(address, emailSubject, emailTemplate);
}