Auto close modal dialog - After server code is done, close dialog in Google Spreadsheet

Question

I have a Google Sheet that runs some Apps Script server code to connect to an SQL server. I want to show the message \"loading...\" in the modal dialog while data is being

Answer 1

The flow of events could be:

• User does something
• Triggers modal dialog
• onLoad event of modal dialog triggers client side code
• Client side google.script.run triggers a server side .gs function to run
• Server function in .gs script file runs.
• database updated from server.
• server code sends a return value back to dialog
• "withSuccessHandler()" in dialog detects the return from the server
• "withSuccessHandler()" runs and closes the dialog using google.script.host.close();

You'll need a

Right now you are using:

HtmlService.createHtmlOutput(the HTML here)

You could create the HTML from a file instead:

HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile(filename)