function createTimeTrigger(minutesToUpdate) { /*** * Removes existing time triggers. Then create a new minutes-based one. * * Arguments: * minutesToUpdate -- integer that must be one of 1, 5, 10, 15, or 30 * * References: * https://developers.google.com/apps-script/managing_triggers_programmatically * http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2012/04/introducing-script-service.html ***/ // Default arguments var minutesToUpdate = typeof minutesToUpdate !== 'undefined' ? minutesToUpdate : 15; // Remove existing clock triggers var allTriggers = ScriptApp.getScriptTriggers(); for (i in allTriggers) { Logger.log("Trigger ID: " + allTriggers[i].getUniqueId() + "\nTrigger handler function: " + allTriggers[i].getHandlerFunction() + "\nTrigger type: " + allTriggers[i].getEventType() + "\n-------------------------"); if (allTriggers[i].getEventType() == "CLOCK") { ScriptApp.deleteTrigger(allTriggers[i]); } } // Create a new clock trigger var minutesTimer = ScriptApp.newTrigger("updateRSS") .timeBased() .everyMinutes(minutesToUpdate) .create(); }