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Manuel T Gomes

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This is my reference library, the place I send people when they need precise, dependable answers about how a specific function, action, or trigger actually behaves. Tutorials teach you a workflow, but a reference tells you exactly what a piece does, what it expects, and where it bites. My Excel Function Reference breaks down worksheet functions like the "Count" function with clear syntax and examples. The Power Apps Function Reference covers the Power Fx functions you use to build canvas apps, and the SharePoint List Function Reference explains the calculated column functions that shape list data. For automation, the Power Automate Trigger Reference documents how each trigger fires, while the N8N Node Reference and N8N Trigger Reference do the same for the open-source world. An OData Reference handles the query syntax for filtering and sorting data. Every page delivers real syntax, real parameters, and the gotchas I have hit.

When a new email arrives in a shared mailbox trigger

When a new email arrives in a shared mailbox trigger

12 min read · 1 year ago

Fires when a new email arrives in a shared Outlook mailbox.

Power Automate: dateDifference function

Power Automate: dateDifference function

10 min read · 1 year ago

Returns days.hours:minutes:seconds between two dates as a string.

Power Automate: Convert Time Zone Action

Power Automate: Convert Time Zone Action

10 min read · 1 year ago

Converts a timestamp from one timezone to another.

Power Automate: workflow Function

Power Automate: workflow Function

7 min read · 1 year ago

Returns the running Flow's name, ID, region, and run details at runtime.

Power Automate: SharePoint Get file content using path action

Power Automate: SharePoint Get file content using path action

7 min read · 3 years ago

Returns a SharePoint file by path as base64.

Power Automate: rand function

Power Automate: rand function

4 min read · 3 years ago

Returns a random integer within a range. Negative numbers supported; no floats.

Power Automate: SharePoint Get File content action

Power Automate: SharePoint Get File content action

7 min read · 3 years ago

Returns a SharePoint file by ID as base64.

Power Automate: Power Apps (V2) Trigger

Power Automate: Power Apps (V2) Trigger

13 min read · 3 years ago

Runs a Flow from a Power App with typed inputs: text, numbers, files, booleans.

Power Automate: xpath function

Power Automate: xpath function

14 min read · 3 years ago

Parses an XML document to extract nodes, attributes, and counts. Input must be XML type.

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - When a new email mentioning me arrives Trigger

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - When a new email mentioning me arrives Trigger

8 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a new Outlook email mentions you.

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - For a selected file Trigger

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - For a selected file Trigger

7 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a user picks a OneDrive file. Your Flow name appears in the file menu.

Power Automate: SharePoint - For a selected file Trigger

Power Automate: SharePoint - For a selected file Trigger

6 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a user picks a SharePoint file. Your Flow name appears in the file menu.

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Manuel T Gomes

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