Create a Google Doc file directly in a Google Drive folder

Question

How do I create a Google document in a Google Drive folder?

I know that I can create a file in a folder like this.

var folder = DriveApp.createFolder         


        

Answer 1

This is how to create a new Google Doc in a specific folder. When the Doc is created, the mime type must be set.

Note that this code does NOT first create a Doc file, move it, and then delete the file in the Root Drive. This code creates a new Google Doc type file directly in a folder.

You will need to use the Advanced Drive API. It must be enabled in two places.

• From the code editor choose "Resources" and then choose, "Advanced Google services"
• Click the button for "Drive API" so that it is ON.
• Click the link: Google Cloud Platform API Dashboard.
• Search Drive API
• Choose Google Drive API from search list
• Enable the Drive API

Code:

function myFunction(e) {
  var doc,fileResource,folder,ID_of_newFile,multipleFolders,newFile,
      newDocName,rng,sh,ss,ssFile,ssID;

  var name = e.values[1];
  var kantoor = e.values[2];

  newDocName = 'Sleuteloverdracht ' + name;//Set the name of the new file

  rng = e.range;//Get range in the spreadsheet that received the data
  sh = rng.getSheet();//Get sheet tab
  ss = sh.getParent();//Get spreadsheet
  ssID = ss.getSheetId();//Get file ID of spreadsheet - Integer

  ssFile = DriveApp.getFileById(ssID);//Get the spreadsheet file in order to get the
    //folder to put the new file in
  multipleFolders = ssFile.getParents();//Get all parent folders of the spreadsheet file

  folder = multipleFolders.next();//Get the folder of the spreadsheet

  fileResource = {
    'title': newDocName,
    "parents": [{'id':folder.getId()}],  //<--By setting this parent ID to the 
    //folder's ID, it creates this file in the correct folder
    'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.document'
  };

  newFile = Drive.Files.insert(fileResource);//Create the new document file
   // directly into the same folder as the spreadsheet
  ID_of_newFile = newFile.getId();

  //Logger.log(ID_of_newFile)

  doc = DocumentApp.openById(newFile.getId());//Open the new file as a Google document

  var body = doc.getBody();
  body.appendParagraph('Sleuteloverdracht ' + name);
  body.appendParagraph('Uw naam is '+ name + '\n' + 
    'U heeft de sleutel van kantoor '+ kantoor);
  doc.saveAndClose();

}