Google Sheets If Function Not running when true - if-statement

Question

I wanted to add a button to a report in google sheets. The button works but you can not use it on a phone so I'm told you must use onEdit. The problem I'm having is to only make changes when the certain box is edited, but when it is the correct box it seems google freezes and doesn't run the script.
I've already tried with my if as (row = 8) , (Row == 8) and (Row == "8").
function onEdit(evt) {
var range = evt.range;
var row = range.getRow().toString();
Logger.log("line 1");
Logger.log("edited!! Row: " + row + " and column: " + range.getColumn ());
if (row == "8"){ // && range.getColumn() = 6 ){ (This bit is for after I figure the row issue out.
Logger.Log("right");
} else {// esstsgs
Logger.log("Wasnt the right cell");
}
Logger.log("Done the thing");
}
So with that code, if I edit any row but 8 my log looks like:
line 1 edited!!
Row x and Column x
done the thing
But if it is row 8 my log says:
line 1
Edited!! Row x and Column x
And nothing more, when is it freezing in the if statement?

Answer 1

Let me know what you would really like to do with this and I'll set it up for you. For now hopefully this will help you to figure the logic.
I don't use Logger.log() for debugging this kind of code. Instead I use the e.source.toast() function.
function onEdit(e) {
var sh=e.range.getSheet();
if(sh.getName()!='Sheet189')return;//this is important so that you don't get edits from unwanted pages
//e.source.toast('Flag1');
if(e.range.rowStart==8 && e.range.columnStart==6) {
var msg=Utilities.formatString('You are editing %s.',sh.getRange(e.range.rowStart,e.range.columnStart).getA1Notation());
SpreadsheetApp.getUi().alert(msg);
}
if(e.range.rowStart!=8 || e.range.columnStart!=6) {
var msg=Utilities.formatString('You are not editing F8. Instead you are editing %s.',sh.getRange(e.range.rowStart,e.range.columnStart).getA1Notation());
SpreadsheetApp.getUi().alert(msg);
}
}
You will probably want to change the sheet number before running this. I didn't set up the Logger.log because I don't like to use it for this kind of code. I did test this and it works fine.

Answer 2

I'd like to point out some mistakes in your code first of all.
You don't need to make the Row variable a string. var row = range.getRow(); is just fine.
You are always Logging "Line 1", why not update it to actually say which line was updated? Logger.log("line " + row);
Your code will output "Done the thing" regardless of what it did. Maybe just say it did anything when it's the right box?
Your fixed code would look like:
function onEdit(evt) {
var range = evt.range;
var row = range.getRow();
var col = range.getColumn();
Logger.log("line " + row + "edited!! Row: " + row + " and column: " + col);
if (row == 8 && col == 6 ) {
Logger.log("Right cell. Did the thing.");
//Call here whatever you want to trigger when this cell changes.
} //Don't need a "else" if you are not going process anything
}
Hope this helps!