Creating GIF control in visual basic

[adwarak]

I am trying to create a GIF control in visual basic.
This control should support GIF animation also.
How do i go about it? Please let me know.
Thanx.

 

[johnwm]

The standard Webbrowser control, which is included in Microsoft Internet controls (shdocvw.dll), supports both standard and animated gifs


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[adwarak]

Please let me know how to use this control. How do i import a gif image into this.

 

[johnwm]

Stick a webbrowser control on your form. Call it wb1. In code use:


wb1.Visible = True
wb1.Navigate "C:\My Pictures\whatever.gif"



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If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ222-2244 first

'People who live in windowed environments shouldn't cast pointers.'

 

[adwarak]

I tried this. But when i load an animated gif, the gif is always static.

 

[johnwm]

The webbrowser control takes it's advanced settings from your Internet Explorer.
Open Internet Explorer, go to Tools|Internet Options|Advanced, scroll down to Multimedia and make sure that the option for Play animations in Web pages is checked


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If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ222-2244 first

'People who live in windowed environments shouldn't cast pointers.'

 

[vb5prgrmr]

There are a couple of examples at PSC (search in vb for gif) that include using the webbrowser control or using code to decode and display the gif correctly.

Good Luck