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Testing Online Connectivity in PowerApps

Technology by Adam Toth on January 17, 2019

This post will walk through testing the Connection.Connected property in your PowerApps. Connection.Connected If you are building a PowerApp with offline capabilities, then it becomes very important to test whether the device has an active internet connection. The sensor function Connection.Connected can be used to test for connectivity – if true, you are connected, false…

Microsoft Flow Quotas Explained

Technology by Adam Toth on June 27, 2018

Many of my customers have wanted clarification on the quotas for Microsoft Flow for the various license levels we have. This post will attempt to clear up any confusion. Overview The

Set and Clear Person Column Values Using SharePoint REST API

SharePoint, Technology by Adam Toth on March 30, 2016

This post will show you how to update a Person/Group column value in SharePoint using the REST API, including how to clear/empty the value in the columns. Setting a Person/Group Value If you want to set a Person or Group column value using SharePoint’s REST API, there are a couple of things you’ll need to…

Emptying the Recycle Bin via CSOM and PowerShell

Technology by Adam Toth on February 26, 2015

This post shows how to empty a site collection’s recycle bin in SharePoint 2013 via CSOM wrapped in PowerShell – very useful if your site has exceeded the storage quota and you are locked out. Overview When a SharePoint site collection exceeds its storage quota, it’s a very nasty experience. Rather than informative error messages, users…

Accessing Mixed-Mode SharePoint Web Applications with CSOM and PowerShell

Office365, SharePoint, Technology by Adam Toth on February 25, 2015

This post describes how to force Windows Authentication when accessing a SharePoint 2013 Mixed-Mode web application via CSOM from within a PowerShell script. Overview I’ve been doing a lot of work with SharePoint Online Dedicated customers lately, and have to use CSOM wrapped in PowerShell to perform a number of site collection maintenance and administrative…

About Microsoft Premier Support for Developers PSfD

ASP.NET, Office365, SharePoint, Technology, Yammer by Adam Toth on October 8, 2014

This post will explain my new role at Microsoft, and describe the services offered by the Microsoft Premier Developer group, one of the only delivery-oriented groups within Microsoft Premier Support Services. Overview Since I’ve been getting a lot of questions about my new position lately, I wanted to take a moment and explain the group…

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Slowly but surely attachments support is coming to PowerApps. https://t.co/gl23OnLmN5 04:50 AM Mar 07