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SQL - How to return data from Stored Procedures to Power Apps
If you're looking to call SQL Server Stored Procedures from Power Apps, this post walks through this new feature and demonstrates how to display and use the return values from an app.
Reading Dynamics 365 and Power Platform User Group successfully holds its Q1 2024 meetup
Find out what happened at the Q1 2024 Reading UK Dynamics 365 and Power Platform User Group meetup in Reading, England.
Data - How to show the distinct rows from 2 data sources or collections
If you want to combine the contents of 2 collections or data sources and return the distinct rows, this post walks through an example of how to carry out this task.
Data - How to implement circular rotational date sorting
There can sometimes be a requirement to implement circular or rotational sorting, particularly in the case of data that contains dates. This post describes the formula to carry out this task.
Dataverse - The easiest way to modify Dataverse data outside of Dataverse and Power Apps
If you need an easy way to add, edit, and delete the records in Dataverse, this post describes a simple method that you can use.
Forms - When calling SubmitForm, how to debug the error "Network error when using Patch function"
If you receive the error "Network error when using Patch function", here's a quick demonstration and walkthrough of how to diagnose this error.
AI Builder - Where to find the AI Models in the Power Apps designer
If you're having some difficulty finding some of the AI Builder models in Power Apps, this post describes where you can find them.
Text - How to truncate and add 3 dots / ellipsis to long label text
If you need to summarise long text by only showing the first characters and adding '...' to the end of the text, this post shows the easiest way to carry out this task.
Controls - How to build a control to enter measurements in inches with fractional units
If you need to build data entry screens that permit the entry of fractional units, this post walks through how to carry out this task with the help of a slider control.
FormuIas - Is it possible to call a user-defined function recursively in Power Apps?
Calling a user-defined function recursively is ideal for solving problems that can be broken down into smaller instances of the same problem, and is perfect in scenarios where we need to traverse tree structures. Is it possible to call a user-defined function from Power Apps? Find out in this post!
Formulas - A beginners guide on how to create and call user-defined functions (UDFs)
If you want to improve your app by defining reusable parameterised functions, this post provides an introductory guide on how to use this new feature.
Text - How to display text and content upside down
If you need to show text upside down, this post walks through an example of how you can carry out this task.
Dates - How to convert a month name (eg January, Feburary, March) to month number (eg, 1, 2, 3)
Do you need to convert a month name to the month number? If so, here's the formula to carry out this task.
SharePoint - Deleting the last record from a SharePoint list - how NOT to do this!
If you need to write formula to delete or to remove the last record from a SharePoint, this post describes the pattern that you should follow.
The easiest way to caption images with AI in Power Apps
With Power Apps and AI Builder, we can easily add the capability to caption images with AI. This post walks through an example of this functionality.
Recent Posts
- SQL - How to return data from Stored Procedures to Power Apps
- Reading Dynamics 365 and Power Platform User Group successfully holds its Q1 2024 meetup
- Data - How to show the distinct rows from 2 data sources or collections
- Data - How to implement circular rotational date sorting
- Dataverse - The easiest way to modify Dataverse data outside of Dataverse and Power Apps
- Forms - When calling SubmitForm, how to debug the error "Network error when using Patch function"
- AI Builder - Where to find the AI Models in the Power Apps designer
- Text - How to truncate and add 3 dots / ellipsis to long label text
- Controls - How to build a control to enter measurements in inches with fractional units
- FormuIas - Is it possible to call a user-defined function recursively in Power Apps?
- Formulas - A beginners guide on how to create and call user-defined functions (UDFs)
- Text - How to display text and content upside down
- Dates - How to convert a month name (eg January, Feburary, March) to month number (eg, 1, 2, 3)
- SharePoint - Deleting the last record from a SharePoint list - how NOT to do this!
- The easiest way to caption images with AI in Power Apps
- Controls - Top 6 changes that are coming to Modern Controls in 2024
- SharePoint - How to check if a user belongs to a Microsoft 365/ SharePoint group
- How to fix licensing error when registering for the Power Apps developer plan
Blog Author
Tim Leung Author, software developer, Power Platform specialist |