ranjitc
9/10/2017 - 1:03 PM

This Google Apps Script sorts two columns. Variables can be modified to define what two columns should be sorted, and whether they should be

This Google Apps Script sorts two columns. Variables can be modified to define what two columns should be sorted, and whether they should be ascending or descending.

/** Build a menu item
From https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/menus#menus_for_add-ons_in_google_docs_or_sheets 
**/

function onOpen(e) {
  var menu = SpreadsheetApp.getUi().createMenu('Sort'); 
if (e && e.authMode == ScriptApp.AuthMode.NONE) {
    // Add a normal menu item (works in all authorization modes).
        menu.addItem('Sort Sheet', 'sort');
  } else {
    // Add a menu item based on properties (doesn't work in AuthMode.NONE).
    var properties = PropertiesService.getDocumentProperties();
    var workflowStarted = properties.getProperty('workflowStarted');
    if (workflowStarted) {
          menu.addItem('Sort Sheet', 'sort');
    } else {
          menu.addItem('Sort Sheet', 'sort');
  }
   menu.addToUi();
  }
}

function sort() {
  
  /**  Variables for customization:
  
  Each column to sort takes two variables: 
      1) the column index (i.e. column A has a colum index of 1
      2) Sort Asecnding -- default is to sort ascending. Set to false to sort descending
  
  **/

  //Variable for column to sort first
  
  var sortFirst = 2; //index of column to be sorted by; 1 = column A, 2 = column B, etc.
  var sortFirstAsc = true; //Set to false to sort descending
  
  //Variables for column to sort second
 
  var sortSecond = 3;
  var sortSecondAsc = false;
  
  //Number of header rows
  
  var headerRows = 1; 

  /** End Variables for customization**/
  
  /** Begin sorting function **/

  var activeSheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var sheetName = activeSheet.getSheetName(); //name of sheet to be sorted
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName(sheetName);
  var range = sheet.getRange(headerRows+1, 1, sheet.getMaxRows()-headerRows, sheet.getLastColumn());
  range.sort([{column: sortFirst, ascending: sortFirstAsc}, {column: sortSecond, ascending: sortSecondAsc}]);
}