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Create a new Drive file
function createFileOnDrive(name, content) {
// Create an HTML file with the name and content provided
DriveApp.createFile(name, content, MimeType.HTML);
}
Get a file from Drive
function getFileFromDrive(name) {
const files = DriveApp.getFilesByName(name);
if (files.hasNext()) {
return files.next();
} else {
console.log(`No file found with name ${name}.`);
}
}
List of files on a user's Drive
function listAllFiles() {
// Log the name of every file in the user's Drive.
const files = DriveApp.getFiles();
for (const file of files) {
console.log(file.getName());
}
}
List of files in a folder
function listAllFilesInFolder(folderId) {
// Log the name of every file in the folder.
const files = DriveApp.getFolderById(folderId).getFiles();
for (const file of files) {
console.log(file.getName());
}
}
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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