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Posted on by JPGT1 3

Hello,

 

I have looked on various posts about this, but I still get an error code returned when I try to make the process work.  I am trying to have my SharePoint365 list called "stock" to search for fields in multiple columns.  The current code I have is the following:

 

SortByColumns( Search(Stock, TextSearchBox1, Device_x0020_Type, Title), "Device_x0020_Type", "Title", If(SortDescending1, Descending, Ascending))

 

Any advice would be great!

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    v-micsh-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @JPGT1,

     

    Take a try to switch the formula as below:

    SortByColumns( 
     Search(Stock, TextSearchBox1.text, Device_x0020_Type, Title), 
     "Device_x0020_Type",If(SortDescending1, Descending, Ascending), 
     "Title", If(SortDescending1, Descending, Ascending)
     )

    Function reference:

    Sort and SortByColumns functions in PowerApps

    Filter, Search, and Lookup functions in PowerApps

    Check to see if this would make it work.

     

    Regards,

    Michael

  • JPGT1 Profile Picture
    JPGT1 3 on at

    Thanks, Michael.

     

    I tried this, but now get the error "The function 'sortbycolumns' has some invalid arguments".  After trying this, I tried the following string which seems to show what I need.  Would this cause any issues using this?

     

    Search( Stock, TextSearchBox2.Text, "Title","Device_x0020_Type" )

     

    Thanks!

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