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Improve performance google apps script copy data from multiple Spreadsheets to one

I have around 300 Spreadsheets that I need to copy all data from each spreadsheet and merge into a Master Spreadsheet. I have a spreadsheet that lists all 300 spreadsheet Ids. This script works however its Very slow!
I also tried to manually enter all document Ids as a variable and it did not seem to make a difference.
Is there a better way to handle?
function combineData() {
const masterID = "ID";
const masterSheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(masterID).getSheets()[0];
let targetSheets = docIds();
for (let i = 0, len = targetSheets.length; i < len; i++) {
let sSheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(targetSheets[i]).getActiveSheet();
let sData = sSheet.getDataRange().getValues();
sData.shift() //Remove header row
if (sData.length > 0) { //Needed to add to remove errors on Spreadsheets with no data
let fRow = masterSheet.getRange("A" + (masterSheet.getLastRow())).getRow() + 1;
let filter = sData.filter(function (row) {
return row.some(function (cell) {
return cell !== ""; //If sheets have blank rows in between doesnt grab
})
})
masterSheet.getRange(fRow, 1, filter.length, filter[0].length).setValues(filter)
}
}
}
function docIds() {
let listOfId = SpreadsheetApp.openById('ID').getSheets()[0]; //list of 300 Spreadsheet IDs
let values = listOfID.getDataRange().getValues()
let arrayId = []
for (let i = 1, len = values.length; i < len; i++) {
let data = values[i];
let ssID = data[1];
arrayId.push(ssID)
}
return arrayId
}

I believe your goal is as follows.
You have 300 Spreadsheets.
You want to retrieve the values from the 1st tab of all Spreadsheets and also, you want to put the retrieved values to the 1st tab of the master Spreadsheet.
You want to reduce the process cost of the script.
Issue and workaround:
In the current stage, unfortunately, there is no method for retrieving the values from multiple Spreadsheets, simultaneously. If the sample script is prepared, it is required to obtain the values from each spreadsheet in a loop. In this case, the process cost becomes high. I think that this might be the reason for your current issue.
In this answer, as another approach, I would like to propose the following flow.
Create the URL list for exporting the values from Spreadsheets.
In the current stage, when Sheets API is used in a loop, an error occurs. So, in this workaround, I use the URL for exporting Spreadsheet as CSV data. In this case, it seems that even when this URL is accessed with a loop, no error occurs.
Retrieve CSV values from the URLs using UrlFetchApp.fetchAll.
fetchAll method works with the asynchronous process. Ref (Author: me)
Merge the retrieved values by parsing CSV data as an array.
Put the values to the master Spreadsheet using Sheets API.
By this flow, I thought that the process cost can be reduced. When this flow is reflected in a sample script, how about the following sample script?
Sample script:
Please set masterID and ssId. And, please enable Sheets API at Advanced Google services. And, please run myFunction.
function myFunction() {
const masterID = "###"; // Please set the master Spreadsheet ID.
const ssId = "###"; // Please set the Spreadsheet ID including the Spreadsheet IDs you want to retrieve in column "B".
// Retrieve Spreadsheet IDs.
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(ssId).getSheets()[0];
const ssIds = sheet.getRange("B2:B" + sheet.getLastRow()).getDisplayValues().reduce((ar, [b]) => {
if (b) ar.push(b);
return ar;
}, []);
// Retrieve values from all Spreadsheets.
const workers = 50; // Please adjust this value.
const headers = { authorization: "Bearer " + ScriptApp.getOAuthToken() };
const reqs = [...Array(Math.ceil(ssIds.length / workers))].map(_ => ssIds.splice(0, workers).map(id => ({ url: `https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/export?exportFormat=csv&id=${id}`, headers, muteHttpExceptions: true })));
const values = reqs.flatMap(r =>
UrlFetchApp.fetchAll(r).flatMap(rr => {
if (rr.getResponseCode() == 200) {
const [, ...val] = Utilities.parseCsv(rr.getContentText());
return val;
}
return [];
})
);
// Put values to the master sheet.
const masterSheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(masterID).getSheets()[0];
Sheets.Spreadsheets.Values.update({ values }, masterID, `'${masterSheet.getSheetName()}'!A${masterSheet.getLastRow() + 1}`, { valueInputOption: "USER_ENTERED" });
// DriveApp.getFiles(); // This comment line is used for automatically detecting the scope for Drive API. So, please don't remove this line.
}
When this script is run,
Spreadsheet IDs are retrieved from column "B" of the 1st sheet in the Spreadsheet of ssId.
Values are retrieved from all Spreadsheets.
In this script, the values are retrieved from every 50 Spreadsheets with the asynchronous process. If you increase const workers = 50; to const workers = 100;, the values are retrieved from every 100 Spreadsheets. But, if an error occurs when this value is increased, please adjust the value.
Put values using Sheets API.
When I tested this script for 50 Spreadsheet, the processing time was about 20 seconds. But, I'm not sure about your actual situation. So, please test this script.
Note:
In your script, listOfID is not declared. Please be careful about this.
Unfortunately, I cannot know your all Spreadsheets. So, if all values are more than 10,000,000 cells, an error occurs because of the maximum number of cells in a Spreadsheet. Please be careful about this.
If the number of values is large, an error might occur. At that time, please check my report.
References:
fetchAll(requests)
Method: spreadsheets.values.update

The .setValues() and .getValues() function themselves already run quite heavily specially if you have large data in the sheet, and using it together with for loop will really cause it to be slow since it iterates over 1 by 1. How about changing the for loop to forEach()
Try:
function combineData() {
const masterID = "1aRQ7rW9tGF25xdmjAfOtT6HtyZKQq0_AIYOGSZMKOcA";
const masterSheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(masterID).getSheetByName("Master");
let targetSheets = docIds();
targetSheets.forEach(function(x){
let sSheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById(x).getActiveSheet();
let sData = sSheet.getDataRange().getValues();
sData.shift() //Remove header row
if (sData.length > 0) { //Needed to add to remove errors on Spreadsheets with no data
let fRow = masterSheet.getRange("A" + (masterSheet.getLastRow())).getRow() + 1;
let filter = sData.filter(function (row) {
return row.some(function (cell) {
return cell !== ""; //If sheets have blank rows in between doesnt grab
})
})
masterSheet.getRange(fRow, 1, filter.length, filter[0].length).setValues(filter)
}
})
}
function docIds() {
let listOfId = SpreadsheetApp.openById('1aRQ7rW9tGF25xdmjAfOtT6HtyZKQq0_AIYOGSZMKOcA').getSheets()[0]; //list of 300 Spreadsheet IDs
let values = listOfId.getDataRange().getValues();
values.shift()
let arrayId = []
values.forEach(function(val){
let data = val;
let ssID = data[1];
arrayId.push(ssID)
})
return arrayId
}
Also here are some of the best practices to improve the performance of the script: Best Practices
More details on forEach:
forEach()
Let me know if this helps!

Use the Sheets API, depending on the data it is an order of magintude faster than the native SpreadsheetApp. Add the Google Sheets API under Services in the left pane of the Apps Script editor.
Here is a code snipped of how we use one or the other API:
if(gridData && gridHeight) {
let range = sheet.getRange(startRow, 1, gridHeight, gridData[0].length);
if(useSheetsAPI) {
try {
SpreadsheetApp.flush();
let valueRange = Sheets.newValueRange();
valueRange.values = gridData;
let idAndName = getSpreadsheetIdAndSheetNameByName_(sheetName);
let rangeA1 = idAndName.sheetName + '!' + range.getA1Notation();
let options = { valueInputOption: 'USER_ENTERED' };
let result = Sheets.Spreadsheets.Values.update(valueRange, idAndName.spreadsheetId, rangeA1, options);
debugLog_('sheetReplace(): Sheets.Spreadsheets.Values.update result: '+result);
} catch (err) {
Logger.log('sheetReplace() ERROR: %s', err.message);
return 'ERROR: sheetReplace() failed: ' + err.message;
}
} else {
range.setValues(gridData);
}
}
/**
* Get spreadsheet Id and sheet name by sheet name
*
* #param {string|null} name name of sheet, either "sheet_id:Tab Name", "Tab Name"
* #return {object} object object with spreadsheetId and sheetName
*/
function getSpreadsheetIdAndSheetNameByName_(name) {
let spreadsheetId = '';
if(name && name.length > 44 && name.indexOf(':') > 40) {
// assume format: "sheet_id:Tab Name"
spreadsheetId = name.replace(/:.*$/, '');
name = name.replace(/^.*?:/, '');
} else {
// assume format "Tab Name"
spreadsheetId = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getId();
}
return { spreadsheetId: spreadsheetId, sheetName: name };
}
Also, I submitted an enhancement request for better performance, see https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/222337394 and vote for it.

Reusing function within different functions (new array from each) - javascript

Have an array which is being compiled based on user input selection (checkbox and radio buttons)
This is being compiled using an input on change function.
The array is then used to check if values in the array match data attributes referenced within each card, and those which match, show the respective card.
This is working fine.
I am now trying to get the same functionality, but instead of being based on user input, the result is being compiled based on user query string (string is also compiled from the user input - effectively saving a query for using to return to page with results without having to enter the checkbox values again). This function has a lot of if true, push which I would like to re-use instead of re-write. I have simplified here.
Problem I am having is using the same function I built for show/hide the card based on user input with the query string.
// Set Globals:
var arr = []
function buildResults() {
// Build query based on input values and push into array:
$("input").on("change", function() {
var arr = [];
$(":checkbox").each(function() {
if ($(this).is(":checked")) {
arr.push($(this).val());
}
});
$(":radio").each(function() {
if ($(this).is(":checked")) {
arr.push($(this).val());
}
});
console.log(arr);
// Join array using unique string
var vals = arr.join("--");
// Set URL to pin query to and begin pushing values to string:
var urlBegin = "https://thisisatest/?results=";
var str = vals;
$("#val").text(urlBegin + vals);
$("#query").text(vals);
$("#copyTarget").val(urlBegin + vals);
userSelection = arr;
resRec();
});
}
buildResults();
function resRec() {
// Show div based on user checkbox values:
var user = userSelection;
var dataRec = [];
var recordResultCount = 0;
console.log(user);
var first = user.includes("123");
if (first == true) {
dataRec.push(123456);
}
var recordResults = [...new Set(dataRec)];
recordResultCount = recordResults.length;
console.log(recordResultCount);
// Show only the records needed:
$(".card").each(function() {
var recordFound = $.inArray($(this).data("recordid"), dataRec);
if (recordFound === -1) {
$(this).parent().addClass("destroy");
} else {
$(this).removeClass("destroy");
}
});
}
function resQuery() {
var urlQuery = window.location.href.match(/results=(.+)/)[1];
console.log(urlQuery);
user = urlQuery;
}
// If user enters page via unique query only, and not from page start:
$(function() {
if (window.location.pathname == "https://thisisatest/?results=") {
// reuse resRec() here, but using urlQuery and not userSelection;
var user = resQuery();
resRec();
// and show only the cards which match the results built from query
}
});
resQuery();
Function reuse is still new to me, and while I think my logic is on the correct path, I am still getting resRec() not defined.
Thank you.

How can I make my Google Apps Script function work on cell input?

I have a project that I've been working on for a bit. I've received some excellent help here, and I think I'm almost done and just need one more bit of help to get it working.
The script looks at a Google Sheet and takes a place name entered in Column A and uses the Google Places API to find requested information about it (address, phone number, etc.)
The last bit of help that I need will be able to implement the cell input component. The last user to help me said that
function writeToSheet(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var data = COMBINED2("Food");
var placeCid = data[4];
var findText = ss.createTextFinder(placeCid).findAll();
if(findText.length == 0){
ss.getRange(ss.getLastRow()+1,1,1, data.length).setValues([data])
}
}
would be able use TextFinder to check if the place url exists in the Sheet. If the result of TextFinder is 0, it will call COMBINED2() to get the place information and populate the Sheet with writeToSheet()
They noted that
You can use a cell input in your COMBINED2 by using
ss.getRange(range).getValue()
Not having a coding background, I have been able to stitch most of this together on my own, but I could use a bit of help in adding that capability to my code. Any help or guidance would be great.
Here is the code in full:
// This location basis is used to narrow the search -- e.g. if you were
// building a sheet of bars in NYC, you would want to set it to coordinates
// in NYC.
// You can get this from the url of a Google Maps search.
const LOC_BASIS_LAT_LON = "40.74516247433546, -73.98621366765816"; // e.g. "37.7644856,-122.4472203"
function COMBINED2(text) {
var API_KEY = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx';
var baseUrl = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/findplacefromtext/json';
var queryUrl = baseUrl + '?input=' + text + '&inputtype=textquery&key=' + API_KEY + "&locationbias=point:" + LOC_BASIS_LAT_LON;
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(queryUrl);
var json = response.getContentText();
var placeId = JSON.parse(json);
var ID = placeId.candidates[0].place_id;
var fields = 'name,formatted_address,formatted_phone_number,website,url,types,opening_hours';
var baseUrl2 = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/details/json?placeid=';
var queryUrl2 = baseUrl2 + ID + '&fields=' + fields + '&key='+ API_KEY + "&locationbias=point:" + LOC_BASIS_LAT_LON;
if (ID == '') {
return 'Give me a Google Places URL...';
}
var response2 = UrlFetchApp.fetch(queryUrl2);
var json2 = response2.getContentText();
var place = JSON.parse(json2).result;
var weekdays = '';
place.opening_hours.weekday_text.forEach((weekdayText) => {
weekdays += ( weekdayText + '\r\n' );
} );
var data = [
place.name,
place.formatted_address,
place.formatted_phone_number,
place.website,
place.url,
weekdays.trim()
];
return data;
}
function getColumnLastRow(range){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var inputs = ss.getRange(range).getValues();
return inputs.filter(String).length;
}
function writeToSheet(){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var data = COMBINED2("Food");
var placeCid = data[4];
var findText = ss.createTextFinder(placeCid).findAll();
if(findText.length == 0){
ss.getRange(ss.getLastRow()+1,1,1, data.length).setValues([data])
}
}
function onOpen() {
const ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
ui.createMenu("Custom Menu")
.addItem("Get place info","writeToSheet")
.addToUi();
}
Update
Here is a link to a Shared Sheet in case anyone wants to work on it with me.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KGsk6nkin1CUgpjfHU_AdhF17T_Eh41_g4MLb1CG_Tk/edit#gid=2100307022
Here is what I might not have articulated properly.
I wanted to be able to enter the names of places in Column A
Then, I want to be able to run the function with the custom menu feature. If TextFinder does not find the Place URL for the given place, it will look up the data and write it to the Sheet.
I wanted to limit the number of API calls with this and to make sure the data was written to the Sheet so that it does not need to be pulled each time the Sheet is reopened.
Finished Product
Big thanks to Lamblichus for sticking this out with me. I hope this helps other people some day.
Here is the finished code:
// This location basis is used to narrow the search -- e.g. if you were
// building a sheet of bars in NYC, you would want to set it to coordinates
// in NYC.
// You can get this from the url of a Google Maps search.
const LOC_BASIS_LAT_LON = "ENTER_GPS_COORDINATES_HERE"; // e.g. "37.7644856,-122.4472203"
function COMBINED2(text) {
var API_KEY = 'ENTER_API_KEY_HERE';
var baseUrl = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/findplacefromtext/json';
var queryUrl = baseUrl + '?input=' + text + '&inputtype=textquery&key=' + API_KEY + "&locationbias=point:" + LOC_BASIS_LAT_LON;
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(queryUrl);
var json = response.getContentText();
var placeId = JSON.parse(json);
var ID = placeId.candidates[0].place_id;
var fields = 'name,formatted_address,formatted_phone_number,website,url,types,opening_hours';
var baseUrl2 = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/details/json?placeid=';
var queryUrl2 = baseUrl2 + ID + '&fields=' + fields + '&key='+ API_KEY + "&locationbias=point:" + LOC_BASIS_LAT_LON;
if (ID == '') {
return 'Give me a Google Places URL...';
}
var response2 = UrlFetchApp.fetch(queryUrl2);
var json2 = response2.getContentText();
var place = JSON.parse(json2).result;
var weekdays = '';
if (place.opening_hours && place.opening_hours.weekday_text) {
place.opening_hours.weekday_text.forEach((weekdayText) => {
weekdays += ( weekdayText + '\r\n' );
} );
}
var data = [
place.name,
place.formatted_address,
place.formatted_phone_number,
place.website,
place.url,
weekdays.trim()
];
return data;
}
function writeToSheet() {
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
const FIRST_ROW = 2;
const sourceData = sheet.getRange(FIRST_ROW, 1, sheet.getLastRow()-FIRST_ROW+1, 6)
.getValues().filter(row => String(row[0]));
for (let i = 0; i < sourceData.length; i++) {
const sourceRow = sourceData[i];
if (sourceRow[4] === "") {
const text = sourceRow[0];
const data = COMBINED2(text);
sheet.getRange(FIRST_ROW+i, 2, 1, data.length).setValues([data]);
}
}
}
function onOpen() {
const ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
ui.createMenu("Custom Menu")
.addItem("Get place info","writeToSheet")
.addToUi();
}

Desired goal:
If I understand you correctly, for each value in column A, you want to retrieve some related data from Maps API and paste it to columns B-F, if column E is not currently populated.
Issues:
You are only providing the last value from column A to COMBINED2, but you want to loop through all values in column A and fetch the desired information for all of them (as long as the Place URL -column E- is not already populated).
If you want to avoid calling Maps API if the Place URL is not populated, using TextFinder after calling Maps API doesn't make sense; you don't limit your calls to the API if you do that. If you just want to check whether the Place URL column is populated, I'd suggest checking whether the cell is empty or not, and calling Maps API if it's empty.
Proposed workflow:
Retrieve all values from the sheet, including not just column A but also E (for practical purposes, all 6 columns are fetched in the sample below, since it can be done in one call), using Range.getValues().
Iterate through the rows (for example, using for), and for each row, check that the cell in E is populated.
If the cell in E (Place URL) is empty, use the value in A as the parameter for COMBINED2 and write the resulting data to columns B-F, as you are currently doing.
Code sample:
function writeToSheet() {
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
const FIRST_ROW = 2;
const sourceData = sheet.getRange(FIRST_ROW, 1, sheet.getLastRow()-FIRST_ROW+1, 6)
.getValues().filter(row => String(row[0]));
for (let i = 0; i < sourceData.length; i++) {
const sourceRow = sourceData[i];
if (sourceRow[4] === "") {
const text = sourceRow[0];
const data = COMBINED2(text);
sheet.getRange(FIRST_ROW+i, 2, 1, data.length).setValues([data]);
}
}
}
Update:
For names in which Places API doesn't return opening_hours, consider checking if this exists first:
function COMBINED2(text) {
// ... REST OF YOUR FUNCTION ...
var weekdays = '';
if (place.opening_hours && place.opening_hours.weekday_text) {
place.opening_hours.weekday_text.forEach((weekdayText) => {
weekdays += ( weekdayText + '\r\n' );
} );
}
var data = [
place.name,
place.formatted_address,
place.formatted_phone_number,
place.website,
place.url,
weekdays.trim()
];
return data;
}

By using the event trigger function...
function onEdit(e){
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange(insert your range in A1 format).setValue("anything you want to add into the cell")
}
function onEdit(e){
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var data = COMBINED2("Food");
var placeCid = data[4];
var findText = ss.createTextFinder(placeCid).findAll();
if(findText.length == 0){
ss.getRange(ss.getLastRow()+1,1,1, data.length).setValues([data])
}
}
u need to specifically tell google apps script that the function is as such so that your function will execute when a event object known as e has happened.
You can read more about it on Simple Triggers

Web App Script - How to pull value from question to be used in search to populate another question?

Here is my current script and attached sheet.
I have been able to successfully find the index value with function getColumnIndex(label) and then return that function into function getColumnValues(index) to pull all the rows in that specific column. I can't seem to use the input field from the autocomplete question id="courseCode" Enter Course Code as the search string to be used in the function getExpectations(); to populate the HTML page question id="expectations" as a multi selection question.
It works if I manually add the search string text to return the column rows. I would like to take the first 4 characters of the input field id="courseCode" Enter Course Code (3 letter followed by a number) as the search string to determine what selection options will populate the  id="expectations" question.
I am a bit confused with calling back functions within another function and when and how to use a parameter/condition to pass through the function.
I hope this is enough information to solve my script error. Thanks in advance for this concern. Take care.
Added the following lines of code to get all options selected in the multi-selection Course Expectations question.
function collectForm(){
var submission = {};
// gets you the values for all id="specific_names"
submission.grade = document.getElementById("grade").value;
submission.courseCode = document.getElementById("courseCode").value;
var list = document.getElementsByClassName('selectedExpectations');
var selection = ' ';
for (i = 0; i < list.length; i++){
if (list[i].checked === true) {
selection += list[i].value + ", ";
}
}
submission.expectations = selection;
google.script.run.userClicked(submission);
}

In short
You need something like this
/**
*
* #param {string} code
*/
function getExpectations2(code) {
var patt = new RegExp(code.slice(0, 5), 'i');
var data = SpreadsheetApp.openById(
'1evNXXgFITrdNwsSdGXmprgzti74AQy03dg0igP5nT0I'
)
.getSheetByName('expectations')
.getDataRange()
.getValues();
var colIndex = data[0].reduce(function(p, c, i) {
return patt.test(c) ? i : p;
}, -1);
return colIndex === -1
? []
: data
.slice(1)
.filter(function(row) {
return row[colIndex] !== '';
})
.map(function(row) {
return row[colIndex];
});
}
getExpectations2 - returns a column by code as a list.
Also you have to update your listExpectations
function listExpectations(listLabels) {
console.log(listLabels);
const elm = document.getElementById('expectations');
const label = listLabels
.map(row => `<option value="${row}">${row}</option>`)
.join('');
elm.innerHTML =
'<option disabled selected>Select expectations not met</option>' + label;
setTimeout(() => M.FormSelect.init(elm), 0);
}
Of course you need bind all of them
function populateCodes(codes) {
var autocomplete = document.getElementById('courseCode');
var instances = M.Autocomplete.init(autocomplete, {
data: codes,
onAutocomplete: onAutocompleteCourseCode,
});
}
Where onAutocompleteCourseCode is
const onAutocompleteCourseCode = courseCode => {
google.script.run
.withSuccessHandler(listExpectations)
.getExpectations2(courseCode);
};

Import google spreadsheet data into google forms with app script

I searched the internet and I can't find a response to this nor the documentation for it.
I need to dynamically generate Google forms questions with data from a Google spreadsheet using app script, but I don't know how to reference and read a spreadsheet.

In your spreadsheet select Tools > Script Editor and adapt this to your needs:
/**
After any change in the sheet, update the combobox options in the Form
*/
function onChange(e) {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getDataRange();
var values = range.getValues();
var comboValues = []; // <-- cheddar will go here
// in this example we are interested in column 0 and discarding row 1 (the titles)
for (var i = 1; i <= values.length; i++) {
var v = values[i] && values[i][0];
v && comboValues.push(v)
}
// Sort the values alphabetically, case-insensitive
comboValues.sort(
function(a, b) {
if (a.toLowerCase() < b.toLowerCase()) return -1;
if (a.toLowerCase() > b.toLowerCase()) return 1;
return 0;
}
);
Logger.log(comboValues);
// Use your form ID here. You can get it from the URL
var form = FormApp.openById('<my-form-id>');
/*
Uncomment this to display the item IDs
and pick the one that you want to modify
var items = form.getItems();
for (i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
Logger.log("ID: " + items[i].getId(), ': ' + items[i].getType());
}
*/
form.getItemById(807137578).asListItem().setChoiceValues(comboValues);
};
To debug, select the script in the combobox and click either "play" or "debug". The first time you will have to give it permissions to interact with your spreadsheet and form.
Once you are satisfied with the result, in the editor select Resources > Triggers for the active project and add this method to be triggered with any modification on the spreadsheet (on change, not on edit).
After this, your form options will be changed in real time after any change in your spreadsheet.

It's pretty straightforward, see here: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/sheets#reading
You just need to open the sheet by its doc key, select the data and read the cells as a JS object.

Here is an example which works for me, pls kindly check:
function getSpreadsheetData(sheetId) {
// This function gives you an array of objects modeling a worksheet's tabular data, where the first items — column headers — become the property names.
var arrayOfArrays = SpreadsheetApp.openById(sheetId).getDataRange().getValues();
var headers = arrayOfArrays.shift();
return arrayOfArrays.map(function (row) {
return row.reduce(function (memo, value, index) {
if (value) {
memo[headers[index]] = value;
}
return memo;
}, {});
});
}
function makeOurForm() {
var sheetId='input_your_sheet_id'
getSpreadsheetData(sheetId).forEach(function (row) {
// Set your form template as follows
var formName=row.Name
// Create your form programmatically, each row means one form
var form = FormApp.create(formName)
form.setDescription('xxx');
var capitalizedName = row.Name.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + row.Name.slice(1);
form.addSectionHeaderItem().setTitle(capitalizedName);
var item = form.addMultipleChoiceItem();
item.setTitle('xxx')
.setChoices([
item.createChoice('xxx'),
]);
form.addParagraphTextItem().setTitle('xxx');
});
}
You can get your sheet Id from url, for example:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/YourSheetId/edit#gid=0
Let me know if you have any further questions.