Locking sheet or multiple tabs in sheet in Google Sheets at a specific time and unlock it after-CodePudding

I want to code my Google Sheets sheet or multiple tabs in a sheet in a way that it automatically locks at a specific time every day and unlock it on specific time every day. Also I should be able to edit it, but not my collaborators.

How do I pull this off?

Thank you!

CodePudding user response：

there are several ways to go ahead. the simplest ist probably to add and remove your collaborators

function myFunction() {
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet()
  
  //set the hours in which you want the document to be edited
  var starttime = 8
  var endtime = 18

  //instead Europe/Berlin (your place)
  var now = Utilities.formatDate(new Date(), "Europe/Berlin", "H")

  //adds a collaborator
  if (now >= starttime && now <= endtime){
    ss.addEditor("[email protected]")
  }

  //removes a collaborator & optionally gives him viewing rights 
  else{
   ss.removeEditor("[email protected]")
   //ss.addViewer("[email protected]")
  }
}

now run your code every hour with a trigger and it will do the rest by itself.