Apply an existing formula in Google Sheet when a new item is added by the user

[olivier_eldani]

Hi guys,

I want to apply a formula that already exists in my google sheet for previous lines, when someone add a new item.

To be precise:

I want to automatically apply the Google Formula you see in F29 to a new stock the user could add via the Glide App.

I look into the Arrayformula, but couldn’t find any solution that works.

Many thanks

[ThinhDinh]

You can try the script here in my post.

Tutorial: Arrayformula in Google Sheets, good practices & how to overcome Arrayformula restrictions with scripts

Hi, Today I will show you the script that can make copying formulas down work, when it does not work with arrayformula. But first, let’s have some introductions about arrayformula, for those who has not used this before in Google Sheets, some equivalents in Glide and some good practices while using it. I hope it can help you in building your Glide apps as well as applying it in your normal day job.

1/ Definition

Arrayformula is defined as “a range, mathematical expression using one cell range …

[olivier_eldani]

Thanks I’ll have a look

[Rosewebstudio]

@olivier_eldani just wanted to say a quick hello and to welcome you to the community.

[olivier_eldani]

Hi @rosewebstudio
many thanks ! I really appreciate it

[Nadir_Abdelrahman_MD]

=ARRAYFORMULA(if(A2:a="","",GOOGLEFINANCE(a2:a,“price”)))

[david]

It looks like the only thing keeping you in Google Sheets is the Google Finance formula? We should add this to Glide.