gif files

[99mel]

Does anyone know whether it is possible to have a .gif (animated) file in a form displayed. You are able to attach an animated gif file to a form to be displayed but it doesn't animate.<br>
Anyone know whether it is possible to have an animated gif file displayed and (animating) in a form)<br>
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(trying to make an Access database more appealing) <br>
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Thanks

 

[bitbrain]

I believe a similar question was posted in the MS Office forum and the answer was that animations were not supported.<br>
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If you don't have a life...<br>
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use the timer event to cycle through a series of bit maps to create your own animations.<br>
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Or, stick to pretty pictures!

 

[99mel]

have fun mate.

 

[Zelandakh]

When you attach a picture you can set the OLE class - if it is supported. I embedded a flash movie which was seen as OLE class flash so it recognised it, but when I tried to run the form it didn't work.<br>
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Has anyone embedded objects that are not microsoft and/or access objects?<br>
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Z

 

[99mel]

I'm looking to embedd an animaed gif file, don't know whether its possible for it to animate.<br>
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Don't ask bitbrain by the way. He/She doesn't seem to be able to put forward a serious reply.

 

[bitbrain]

Don't take this seriously...<br>
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Download anigif.zip from http:<A HREF="

http://www.winsite.com/win95/programr/vbasic/"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.winsite.com/win95/programr/vbasic/</A><br>

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The active x control displays animated GIF's<br>
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