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 # 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

```VB
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

```ironpython
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)


```