Syntax

Event.Type

Description

Integer. Returns the type of event that triggered the action.

Valid values are:

EM_ALARM_GEN

Alarm Generated

EM_ALARM_ACK

Alarm Acknowledged

EM_ALARM_RST

Alarm Reset

EM_ALARM_DEL

Alarm Deleted

EM_POINT_CHANGE

Point Changed

EM_POINT_UNAVAIL

Point Unavailable

EM_POINT_EQUALS

Point Equals

EM_POINT_UPDATE

Point Updated

EM_POINT_TRANS_HIGH

Point Transition to High

EM_POINT_TRANS_LOW

Point Transition to Low

EM_TIMED

Timed Event

EM_RUN_ONCE

Run Once

EM_TRIGGERED

Externally trigged by BCEUI or Action Calendar

Consult the Event Editor documentation for more details.

Example

Sub Main()

   Dim event as CimEMEvent

   Set event = CimGetEMEvent()

   If event.Type = EM_ALARM_GEN then

       Dim alarmEvent as CimEMAlarmEvent

       Set AlarmEvent = event.AlarmEvent()

       ' Process the alarm

   End If

End Sub

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