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Intro In this post I’ll walk you through how I set up a code-based app for Power Apps (React/Vite front-end + Power Platform CLI for packaging/deployment), the exact errors I ran into, and how I solved them. If you want a hands-on, copy-paste able guide that covers Node versions, pac auth, environment issues, and packaging tips, this is for you. Prerequisites Microsoft 365 account with access to a Power Platform environment Node.js ( 20.19+  recommended LTS) VS Code Install power platform tools extension in VS Code. Steps: Step 1 : Open Visual Studio Code and launch the integrated terminal. Step 2: In the terminal, run the following commands one by one.   mkdir D:\CodeApps - Force cd D:\CodeApps npm create vite @latest myfirstapp -- -- template react - ts cd D:\CodeApps\myfirstapp npm install Initially, I ran the command: npm create vite@latest MyFirstApp -- --template react-ts This gave the error: Invalid package.json name The issue was caused because package...

Power Apps Formulas Reference (Top 50) A handy reference of the most commonly used Power Fx functions in Power Apps. # Function Description 1 If() Checks a condition and returns one value if true, another if false. 2 Switch() Compares a value against multiple cases and returns the first match. 3 IsBlank() Returns true if a value is blank. 4 IsNumeric() Checks if the value is a number. 5 Len() Returns the number of characters in a string. 6 Left() Extracts characters from the start of a string. 7 Right() Extracts characters from the end of a string. 8 Mid() Extracts a substring from a string. 9 Upper() Converts text to uppercase. 10 Lower() Converts text to lowercase. 11 Trim() Removes extra spaces from text. 12 Concatenate() Joins multiple text strings. 13 Concat() Joins values from a table into a single string. 14 Today() Returns the current date. 15 Now() Returns the current date and time. 16 DateAdd() Adds days,...