Disable and enable button base on time and Click

[damilola79]

I just want to ask if there is a way in which i can Disable a button after it has been clicked and enable it back the following day.

[dariobois]

Hi,

You need to store the click event date and who clicked the button, into a database or locally on the device, then, check if that variable is older than today to shows the button as "Display.Edit"

For Example. Try this,

"On select" Button event:

ClearCollect(
    colEnableButton,
    {
        ClickEventDate: Now(),
        User: User().Email
    }
);
SaveData(
    colEnableButton,
    "colEnableButton"
)

"DisplayMode" Button property:

If(
    Or(
        DateDiff(
            First(colEnableButton).ClickEventDate,
            Now(),
            Days
        ) >= 1,
        IsEmpty(colEnableButton)
    ),
    DisplayMode.Edit,
    DisplayMode.Disabled
)

"OnStart" App event:

LoadData(
    colEnableButton,
    "colEnableButton",
    true
)

NOTE:

My example works only on mobile devices or powerapp desktop application because "SaveData" and "LoadData" functions are an Offline features not supported by browsers.

You can store the "colEnableButton" collection into a databese too, then get it by the User().email, as an "ID", to be sure that the button will be disabled to him if corresponds.

Regards!

[damilola79]

Please it didnt work

[dariobois]

Hi!

Can you share us more information about the error?

[damilola79]

 There is no error but it just doesnt work 

Set(
myLocation,
BingMaps.GetLocationByPoint(
Location.Latitude,
Location.Longitude
).name
);
ClockItFlow.Run(
User().FullName,
myLocation
);
UpdateContext({popup: true});
ClearCollect(
onClickHandler,
{
ClickEventDate: Now(),
User: User().Email
}
);
SaveData(
onClickHandler,
"onClickHandler"
)

[dariobois]

@damilola79  Ok, so, is that your "OnSelect" button formula?

Share me the "DisplayMode" button property and OnStart App please.

Dario.

[damilola79]

If(
Or(
DateDiff(
First(onClickHandler).ClickEventDate,
Now(),
Days
) >= 1,
IsEmpty(onClickHandler)
),
DisplayMode.Edit,
DisplayMode.Disabled
)

[WarrenBelz · Accepted solution]

Hi @damilola79 ,

You are doing this to set the data

ClearCollect(
   onClickHandler,
   {
      ClickEventDate: Now(),
      User: User().Email
   }
)

This may be a bit of overkill, but I am trying to avoid potential errors

With(
   {
      wEvent:
      Lookup(
         onClickHandler,
         User=User().Email
      ).ClickEventDate
   },
   If(
      IsBlank(wEvent) 
      DisplayMode.Edit,
      If(
         DateDiff(
            wEvent,
            Now(),
            Days
         ) >= 1,
         DisplayMode.Edit,
         DisplayMode.Disabled
      )
   )
)

Note that this formula tests for a 24 hour difference. If you want just the next day, use Today() instead of Now().

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[WarrenBelz]

Hi @damilola79 ,

Just checking if you got the result you were looking for on this thread. Happy to help further if not.

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[damilola79]

Thank You sir i tried it again today and it worked perfectly.

Once again thank you.