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Combine CSV Files with Google Apps Script - Prevent the column headers from being repeated in the merged CSV file
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function combineCSVWithoutRepeatedHeaders() { | |
const folder = DriveApp.getFolderById("1MBaI_rGJ6t_loANMAvGpDbr2MeHZwxnn"); | |
const files = folder.getFilesByType(MimeType.CSV); | |
let combinedData = []; | |
let firstFile = true; | |
while (files.hasNext()) { | |
let file = files.next(); | |
let csvData = Utilities.parseCsv(file.getBlob().getDataAsString()); | |
if (firstFile) { | |
firstFile = false; // Skip headers for the first file | |
} else { | |
csvData.shift(); // Remove headers for subsequent files | |
} | |
combinedData = combinedData.concat(csvData); | |
} | |
folder.createFile("Combined1.csv", combinedData.join("\n"), MimeType.CSV); | |
} |
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