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Speos Labs automation APIs 2024 R1

ShowSecondaryGrid

Last update: 17.07.2025

Description

Shows the secondary grid inside the viewer.

Returns 1 if no error has occurred, 0 otherwise.

Syntax

object.ShowSecondaryGrid(short bShowSecondaryGrid) As Short

  • object: Virtual Photometric Lab

  • bShowSecondaryGrid: boolean being True to show or False else

VB script example

Sub main()
Dim Error As Integer
Set VirtualPhotometricLab = CreateObject("XmpViewer.Application")
Error = VirtualPhotometricLab.Show(True)
Error = VirtualPhotometricLab.OpenFile("C:\TailLamp.xmp")
'Show the secondary grid
Error = VirtualPhotometricLab.ShowSecondaryGrid(True)
End Sub

IronPython example

from System import Type, Activator
type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("XMPViewer.Application")
XMPViewer = Activator.CreateInstance(type)
# Opens a file
MyFile = ("C:\\tmp\\XMPViewer\\Exemple.xmp")
XMPViewer.OpenFile(MyFile)
XMPViewer.Show(1)
# Show the secondary grid
XMPViewer. ShowSecondaryGrid(True)

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