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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/googleinterns/filesystem-in-appsscript
• Owner: googleinterns
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-05-28T03:46:07.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-07-24T08:10:47.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-06T18:50:40.858Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 498 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 11
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  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: docs/contributing.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: docs/code-of-conduct.md

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# Local filesystem emulation in Apps Script

Excel macros can access any file in the local filesystem. There are numerous APIs 

to interact with the filesystem like reading a text file, opening a workbook etc.

Apps Script can access files on Google Drive but not the user's local filesystem. 

Automatically converting code that uses these APIs is challenging as we cannot 

determine which file in local filesystem is mapped to which one on Drive (if any).

GOALS

An Apps Script library that emulates the local filesystem using Drive APIs.

Configuration where users can add mapping between local filesystem and Google Drive 

file / folder. Prompt user to select folder / file in case there is no mapping 

provided and store the selection for use in future runs

SPECIFICATIONS

Have a configuration (preferably a jSON object) like as shown below

[

{originalPath: "C:\Data\xyz.xlsm", drivePath: "My Drive/abc.xlsm"},

{originalPath: "C:\data_files\", drivePath: "My Drive/excel/data/"},

]

Add a way to verify that the configuration is correct, i.e. the drive paths mentioned 

exist and in case the original path represents an Excel file then ensure drive Path 

is an equivalent Sheets file.

Language needed: Javascript

Special Resources: None

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