Hi,
I am trying to do something as simple as creating a new record in a single column table in an excel spreadsheet from a TextInput, but am getting the error "A value must be provided for item".
The syntax I am trying to use is
Patch(Table,Defaults(Table),{ Column: TextInput.Text})
As a test, I tried
Patch(Table,Defaults(Table),{ Column: "test"})
which created the record succesfully.
Why doesn't it work when I replace "test" with TextInput.Text?
Thanks
Hello @anklez ,
Not sure why you're getting the error. Can you please try the following?:
Patch(Table,Defaults(Table),{ Column: Text(TextInput.Text)})
Hi @dinusc
For some reason, your suggestion creates a blank record instead of using the text from TextInput
Is it possible that you have some column-level format restriction set up in your Excel file?
Can you drop a test label on the screen and bind it to Text(TextInput.Text)? Does it show data properly? If so then I would suggest to perofm another test with a brand new Excel file with a test table with just a couple of columns. If you can successfully Patch data to that file then you can review your original file.
I am able to Patch a record using
Patch(Table,Defaults(Table),{ Column: "test"})
which tells me there shouldn't be anything wrong with the excel file? The issue only appears when I try to Patch text from TextInput
I added a test label to the Screen bound to Text(TextInput.Text) and it worked as expected.
I will try a new excel file later on today but I'm not confident it will fix it.
If new Excel file addresses the issue then I would check the previous file to see if there're any column restrictions, such as enforced format (text, currency, number of decimals and etc.).
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