Dynamic SQL Server query in Powerapps - sql

Question

I have created a simple form in Powerapps which has a text input field called name and a data table which shows a list of all customers from a table called customer in a SQL Server database and I have also added a button labelled "Go" on the form.
What I want to do is:
See a blank data table when I first open the form
I would enter a customer name in the name text input field
Click the "Go" button and then the value from the name field will be passed to the SQL Server database in a query which only returns
the records which have the same name
Display the results of the query in the data table.
How can I do this?
Thanks

Answer 1

Assuming you've been able to correctly add your on-premise SQL server as a data source:
You'll want to use a combination of Collect() and Filter()
Assign your user input to a variable using (this isn't strictly necessary)
GetContext({UserVariable: TextInput.Text})
Use a combination of Collect() to store the data you pull from MSSQL, and Filter() to, well, filter the data.
Collect(AppStorageTable1, Filter('[dbo].SqlTable]', ColumnName1 = UserVariable))
If you assign AppStorageTable1 as your data source for your data table, it should now appear. (Note, you'll have to declare/create it before it will appear as an option, but once you've used the name in Collect() it will appear as a data source).
EDIT: The term you likely were looking for is "delegable", a quick search will yield a few articles about it. The "Filter" function will pass the work off to your SQL server, so your app won't be responsible for processing/filtering the data.