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    Re: App for taking photos and adding notes

    06-16-2019 09:50 AM

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    App for taking photos and adding notes

    ‎05-25-2019 03:36 PM

    App was inspired by a comment with a question posted some time ago under my post about hand written signatures. Kevan asked, if this is possible to take a photo, then sketch-note on it and finally save two images as a single one.

     

    I thought that it should be fairly easy and to be honest it was, however I failed on the last step - merging the images. I must really admit it - I didn't make it on my own. Instead I decided to use free API called "Convert API". I wanted to make it using Azure Function, but I wasn't able to do it alone and help didn't come from anywhere too 🙂 But with that API it works too! User has 1.500 free monthly conversions 🙂

     

    The solution

    It is build from the following components:

    1. PowerApps - is used for taking a photo and then overlaying notes on it;
    2. Blob Storage - used for uploading image from a camera and second one - with sketch-notes, as well as for uploading the final, merged image;
    3. Flow - receives all the information about transformations done to the images and overlays and creates HTML merging two images in a single canvas;
    4. Convert API - used to perfectly convert HTML into a PNG file 🙂

    You can find detailed description of a solution here: https://poszytek.eu/microsoft-en/office-365-en/powerapps-en/sketch-noting-in-powerapps-and-merging-i...

     

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    ‎06-16-2019 09:50 AM

    Hey Tomas,

     

    This is great, i can see this being used in different scenarios. I have a suggestion would you mind adding the .zip file which comprises of the .msapp and manifest.json file because when i try to  import the .msapp its failing. Thank You

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    ‎06-17-2019 04:42 AM

    Hi @savantprodigy,

     

    please access it using the URL: https://poszytek.eu/addnotestoimage_20190617114002/

    It is not possible to add ZIP files. Only msapp 🙂

     

    Regards,

    Tomasz

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    ‎07-04-2020 11:52 AM

    Hi Tomasz

    You've build a great App function that I would like to integrate into my App. But because my company does not allow the connection to the MS AzureBlobStorage your functionality will not work for me. Is there a way to work around the AzureBlobStorage connection?

     

    Thank you very much for your input.

    Eric

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    ‎07-08-2020 12:41 AM

    Hi Eric. Yes, the only reason I used Blob Storage was to save the image contents and then to pick them in Power Automate. But you can follow the “hack” from Paul (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQVYid1p_vA) to bypass the storage 🙂

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    ‎09-04-2020 08:45 AM

    Hi Tomasz,

    Thank you very much for your reply. Last weeks I have been watching many videos from several PowerApps experts on YouTube like Paul & Ash, Shane, April and Chino but without success. I also noticed that Paul has this input on an Audit App.

    I'm not able to wrap my brains around your application without the Azure connection. Because the AzureBlobManager connectors are a premium feature I am not able to use it.

    It would be greatly appreciated if you could give me more information on how I could create a pen/picture input with one-drive storage or local. Thanks in advance and have a good weekend.

    Greetings, Eric

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