Blog - Recent Posts

Shortcuts to Power Apps Studio (https://create.powerapps.com/studio) no longer work - how to fix

If you access Power Apps through a shortcut, the link you use may no longer work. Here's how to workaround this problem.

Financial analysts - What's their assessment of Power Apps and the Power Platform?

The financial press seems to be taking more notice of the Power Platform and Power Apps. Here's what they think.

Windows - New version of Power Apps for Windows is now available

If you're currently using the Power Apps Player in Windows, it's worth taking a look at the new preview version.

Error - Troubleshooting the 'hmmm something went wrong' error

Here are the first things to try if you receive the 'Hmmm... Something went wrong' error.

Employment - How to quickly search all Power Apps vacancies at Microsoft

If you're looking for new employment opportunities, here's a quick way to search for Power App jobs at Microsoft.

Times - How to spoof the current timezone in Power Apps

If you're building apps with users from different time zones, here's a simple way to spoof the time zone for testing purposes.

Data - How to update SQL and other connection passwords

If the password or authentication credentials of an existing connection changes, this post describes how to update the connection.

Accounts - Will Power Apps soon support multiple work accounts in the same browser session?

A great upcoming feature is that Microsoft 365 will soon allow users to sign into multiple work accounts, and to switch accounts without needing to sign out and back in again. Will this feature apply to Power Apps?

Tools - Convert Excel to Collections Online

If you need to create a local collection based on data from an Excel spreadsheet, I've created an online tool to generate formula that builds a collection, based on data that's been copied from an Excel spreadsheet. Here are the details of how this works.

Idea - Extend the Substitute function to support the replacement of multiple words

It's difficult to build formula that replaces multiple words. Here's an idea to simplify this task by extending the Substitute function.

Visualisation - How to graphically indicate a percentage value

If you need to graphically display an indication of percentage, here's a simple snippet of HTML to carry out the task.

Windows 11 - Is it possible to run the Android Power Apps Player natively in Windows 11?

Windows 11 offers built-in support for Android apps. This post describes how to set up this feature in Windows 11 and answers the question - Can we install and run the Android player under Windows 11?

Scams - How spammers are using the Power Platform to send mass email messages!

Unfortunately, there appear to be rare cases where users take advantage of the Power Platform for dishonest purposes. Read this post to find out more, including how to report malicious activity.

Where does Power Apps store connection credential details?

When we create a connection from Power Apps to an external data source, how exactly does this work? Here's a brief summary.

Forms - How to add and edit records against SQL Server tables GUID primary keys

SQL Server tables can be set up with primary keys that are of data type GUID/uniqueidentifier. Power App forms do not work against these tables without some slight modification. This post describes how to add and edit records against tables with a GUID primary key column, using a form.