Save created files made with a Google script to a specified Google folder

Question

I am creating Text files with a Google script I found from here

They save by default in my Google Drive.

I want to save them in a specific called folder called TextFiles in my Google drive

create text files with

function dlFile(str) {
  let file = DriveApp.getRootFolder().createFile('Hi.txt', str);

  // Create little HTML popup with the URL of the download
  let htmlTemplate = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile('download.html');
  htmlTemplate.dataFromServerTemplate = { url: file.getDownloadUrl() };

  let html = htmlTemplate
    .evaluate()
    .setWidth(400)
    .setHeight(300);

  SpreadsheetApp.getUi()
    .showModalDialog(html, 'download');
};

HTML
<input type="button" value="download" onclick="getUrl()" />
<script>
  function getUrl() {
    google.script.run.withSuccessHandler(download).getDownloadUrl();
  }

  function download(obj) {
    var d = document.createElement('a');
    d.href = obj.url;
    d.download = obj.filename;
    d.click();
  }
</script>

How to save these to an existing folder called TextFiles

Thanks

Tanaike · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-08 00:58:23Z

I believe your goal is as follows.

You want to create a text file to the specific folder by modifying your script.

In your situation, how about the following modification?

From:

let file = DriveApp.getRootFolder().createFile('Hi.txt', str);

To:

const folderName = "TextFiles"; // Please set the folder name you want to put the file.
const folders = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(folderName);
const folder = folders.hasNext() ? folders.next() : DriveApp.createFolder(folderName);
let file = folder.createFile('Hi.txt', str);

In this modification, when the folder of folderName is not existing, the folder of folderName is created as a new folder and put the file.

If the folder of folderName is existing in the Shared Drive, you can use the following script.

  const folderId = "###"; // Folder ID of the folder "TextFiles";
  const folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId);
  let file = folder.createFile('Hi.txt', str);

References:

Cooper · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-07 17:45:31Z

1

Try this:

Drive.Files.update({"parents": [{"id": folder.getId()}]}, file.getId());

You must enable Drive API v2

answered Mar 7, 2022 at 17:45

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