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Patch won't let me type full column name

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Posted on by Microsoft Employee

Trying to create a patch for columns that have names that are more than one word. One column name is Control Effective - when I try to enter it into the patch it says "unexpected character, this formula contains a colon where "effective" is expected. My code is 

 

Patch (
     'Datasource',
      Defaults ('Datasource'),
      {
               Name: DataCardValue19.Text,
              Control effective: DataCardValue13.Selected.Value
      }
)

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  • cds Profile Picture
    1,001 on at

    try

    'Control effective'

    or

    Controleffective

    ?

  • zmorek Profile Picture
    3,272 on at

    Also ensure that's the actual column name (if the name of the column was changed after creation, the column name is still its original name).

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    I tried those and it said that column doesn't exist - and tells me the closest one is control effective 

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    I believe it's correct because powerapps tries to correct it to Control effective if I try controleffective or controll_effective

  • cds Profile Picture
    1,001 on at

    so.. use control effective..

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Per my post, that's what I am using and it is not working. 

  • cds Profile Picture
    1,001 on at

    just use the intellisense and go with whatever powerapps calls it

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Please read the post. I have already addressed this. 

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