integer IPS_CreateEvent (integer $EventType)| EventType |
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ID of the newly created event |
The command creates an event object of the type EventType.
The function returns an ID that can help to uniquely identify the created event object. After the application the created object is still unconfigured and must be configured with the functions IPS_SetEventActive, IPS_SetEventScript and IPS_SetEventCyclic, IPS_SetEventTrigger.
$eid = IPS_CreateEvent(0); //triggered event IPS_SetEventTrigger($eid, 1, 15754); //On change of variable with ID 15 754 IPS_SetParent($eid, $_IPS['SELF']); //Assigning the event IPS_SetEventActive($eid, true); //Activate the event eid = IPS_CreateEvent(1); //triggered event IPS_SetEventCyclic($eid, 2, 1, 0, 3, 6); //Every day, every 6 hours IPS_SetEventCyclicDateBounds($eid, mktime(0, 0, 0, 12, 1, date("Y")), mktime(0, 0, 0, 12, 31,date("Y"))); //1.12 - 31.12 of every year IPS_SetEventCyclicTimeBounds($eid, mktime(15, 0, 0), mktime(23, 30, 0)); //15:00 till 23:30 IPS_SetParent($eid, $_IPS['SELF']); //Assigning the event IPS_SetEventActive($eid, true); //Activate the event