Operate([ActorID])

Executes an Operate action, where the ActorID parameter is the user name. If omitted, it assumes Elipse Power Viewer's user logon, "Anonymous" if there is no user logged on, or "System" if this method's call started at the server. For this action to occur, there are some conditions:

•The Unit's parent Command must have its Enabled property set to True

•There must be no pending command operating in the Command Unit, that is, the ActionInProgress property must be set to 0 (zero, None)

•The OnOperate's event script must be defined in the configured command type conversion

If the command conversion defines the Auto-select before Operate option, the Select operation is executed first, and if it works, then the Operate operation is performed. This method waits for a feedback value up to the specified limit time if all the following conditions are met:

•The script was successfully executed

•The script was not canceled

•The feedback limit time of the conversion is not 0 (zero)

•The feedback Tag's path is not empty

If the feedback value is not used by the Tag inside the limit time or the Tag's path is invalid (but it is not empty), this command is considered as failed. Usage example:

Sub CommandButton1_Click()
  Set CMDUnit = Application.GetObject(_
    "Substation1.Breaker1.Commands.cmdBreakerPosition.Open")
  If CMDUnit.Interlocked = True Then
    MsgBox "The Command Unit is interlocked!"
  Else
    CMDUnit.Operate()
  End If
End Sub