The remade questions end up appearing as new columns on the form response sheet even though the question titles remain the same, which becomes messy for analyis. I sincerely request step by step explanation/assistance as to how to fix it as I am very much beginner.
How to Edit existing google form item (question) using google Apps Script I have seen this and seems like it should help me but I am not sure how to incorporate it.
This is what I have so far
function FormCreator() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1');
var range = ss.getDataRange();
var data = range.getValues();
var numberRows = range.getNumRows();
var numberColumns = range.getNumColumns();
var firstRow = 1;
var form = FormApp.openById('12z4pe1XM1qhUOdhL198w8ut_hW0Mwh_rZnZGjVBIbTQ');
var items = form.getItems();
while(items.length > 0){
form.deleteItem(items.pop());
}
for(var i=0;i<numberRows;i++){
var questionType = data[i][0];
if (questionType==''){
continue;
}
else if(questionType=='TEXT'){
form.addTextItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2])
.setRequired(true);
}
else if(questionType=='PARAGRAPH'){
form.addParagraphTextItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2])
.setRequired(true);
}
else if(questionType=='CHOICE'){
var rowLength = data[i].length;
var currentRow = firstRow+i;
var currentRangeValues = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(currentRow,1,1,rowLength).getValues();
var getSheetRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getDataRange();
var numberOfColumnsSheet = getSheetRange.getNumColumns();
var numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow = numberOfColumnsSheet;
var lastColumnInRange = String.fromCharCode(64 + (numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow));
var range_string = 'E' + currentRow + ":" + lastColumnInRange + currentRow;
var optionsArray = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(range_string).getValues();
var choicesForQuestion =[];
for (var j=0;j<optionsArray[0].length;j++){
choicesForQuestion.push(optionsArray[0][j]);
}
form.addMultipleChoiceItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2])
.setChoiceValues(choicesForQuestion)
.showOtherOption(true);
}
else if(questionType=='CHECKBOX'){
var rowLength = data[i].length;
var currentRow = firstRow+i;
var currentRangeValues = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(currentRow,1,1,rowLength).getValues();
var getSheetRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getDataRange();
var numberOfColumnsSheet = getSheetRange.getNumColumns();
var numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow = numberOfColumnsSheet;
var lastColumnInRange = String.fromCharCode(64 + (numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow));
var range_string = 'E' + currentRow + ":" + lastColumnInRange + currentRow;
var optionsArray = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(range_string).getValues();
var choicesForQuestion =[];
for (var j=0;j<optionsArray[0].length;j++){
choicesForQuestion.push(optionsArray[0][j]);
}
form.addCheckboxItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2])
.setChoiceValues(choicesForQuestion)
.showOtherOption(true);
}
else if(questionType=='LIST'){
var rowLength = data[i].length;
var currentRow = firstRow+i;
var currentRangeValues = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(currentRow,1,1,rowLength).getValues();
var getSheetRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getDataRange();
var numberOfColumnsSheet = getSheetRange.getNumColumns();
var numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow = numberOfColumnsSheet;
var lastColumnInRange = String.fromCharCode(64 + (numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow));
var range_string = 'E' + currentRow + ":" + lastColumnInRange + currentRow;
var optionsArray = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(range_string).getValues();
var choicesForQuestion =[];
for (var j=0;j<optionsArray[0].length;j++){
choicesForQuestion.push(optionsArray[0][j]);
}
form.addListItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2])
.setChoiceValues(choicesForQuestion)
.showOtherOption(true);
}
else if(questionType=='GRID'){
var rowLength = data[i].length;
var currentRow = firstRow+i;
var currentRangeValues = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(currentRow,1,1,rowLength).getValues();
var getSheetRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getDataRange();
var numberOfColumnsSheet = getSheetRange.getNumColumns();
var numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow = numberOfColumnsSheet;
var lastColumnInRange = String.fromCharCode(64 + (numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow));
var range_string = 'E' + currentRow + ":" + lastColumnInRange + currentRow;
var optionsArray = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(range_string).getValues();
var rowTitles =[];
for (var j=0;j<optionsArray[0].length;j++){
rowTitles.push(optionsArray[0][j]);
}
var rowLength = data[i+1].length;
var currentRow = firstRow+i+1;
var currentRangeValues = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(currentRow,1,1,rowLength).getValues();
var getSheetRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getDataRange();
var numberOfColumnsSheet = getSheetRange.getNumColumns();
var numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow = numberOfColumnsSheet;
var lastColumnInRange = String.fromCharCode(64 + (numberOfOptionsInCurrentRow));
var range_string = 'E' + currentRow + ":" + lastColumnInRange + currentRow;
var optionsArray = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange(range_string).getValues();
var columnTitles =[];
for (var j=0;j<optionsArray[0].length;j++){
columnTitles.push(optionsArray[0][j]);
}
form.addGridItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2])
.setRows(rowTitles)
.setColumns(columnTitles)
.showOtherOption(true);
}
else if(questionType=='IMAGE'){
var img = UrlFetchApp.fetch(data[i][3]);
form.addImageItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2])
.setImage(img);
}
else if(questionType=='PAGE'){
form.addPageBreakItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2]);
}
else if(questionType=='SECTION'){
form.addSectionHeaderItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2]);
}
else if(questionType=='TIME'){
form.addTimeItem()
.setTitle(data[i][1])
.setHelpText(data[i][2]);
}
else{
continue;
}
}
}