Is it possible to populate a google form from a google spreadsheet?

Question

I'd like to create a form that uses the data from the spreadsheet, so that it's dynamic. Is it possible to do this? I haven't been able to find anywhere that describes how, or any examples.

All that seems possible is to populate a spreadsheet from a form, which I'll also use but its not the primary concern here.

Answer 1

Google Apps Scripts.. finally a well documented way of generating Google forms programmatically. https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/forms/

Answer 2

Yes it is. Use a Form script and update the information from the spreadsheet using a trigger on the FORM OPEN. Here is an example that gets data from two different sheets and insert data in a combo box and into a multiple choice control.

function getNewNames(){
  var form = FormApp.getActiveForm();
  var items = form.getItems();

  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(
     'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/YOURDOCSNAMEHERE/edit');
    var assSheet1 = ss.getSheetByName('Sheet1');
    var assValues = assSheet1.getDataRange().getValues();
    var values = assValues.slice(1);
    var valSort = values.sort();

  var ss2 = SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(
     'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/DOCSNAMEHERE/edit');
     var playerSheet1 = ss2.getSheets()[0];
     var playerValues = playerSheet1.getDataRange().getValues(); 
     var player = playerValues.slice(0);
     var plySort = player.sort();

  var names = [];

  for(var p = 0; p < plySort.length; p++){
    names.push(plySort[p][0])
  }

  var pList = items[0].asListItem();
  pList.setChoiceValues(names).setRequired(true).setHelpText('Please Select Player Name')

  var areas = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < valSort.length; i++) {
      areas.push(valSort[i][1])
    }

  var aList = items[1].asMultipleChoiceItem();
      aList.setChoiceValues(areas).setRequired(true).setHelpText('Select Area of Assessment')

}