gif89.dll/webbrowser control[resolved]

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Oct 13th, 2004, 05:18 AM
thebloke

gif89.dll/webbrowser control[resolved]
Folks

I just can't get the gif89.dll control to work, pesky little bugger.

I've read all the tutorials I can lay my mitts on, done everything anyone has so far suggested. And nada. Zip. All I get is the static image, just as I would if I used a poxy image control.
VB Code:
```
anigif.filename = "K:\mypath\myimage.gif"
'have also tried adding:
'anigif.play 
'although the autostart property is set to true anyway
'and
'anigif.embed = true
'which I saw someone mention in another thread somewheres
```
Any suggestions?

Incidentally, I have tried using the web browser control but don't like how it appears.

Cheers guys

:thumb:
Oct 13th, 2004, 05:50 AM
Deepak Sakpal
VB Code:
```
Gif89a1.FileName = "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Y9ATOF83\pizza_04[1].gif"
```
it is working fine. I think u have changed some properties. I suggest u delete that control and drop a new control & leave defaut properties as it is.
Oct 13th, 2004, 05:56 AM
thebloke

Tried that. Tried placing it on a new application, with nothing else on it, in the form load event. Same thing happens - nothing.

Also, tried placing it on an Access 2002 form and again, all I get is the static image. I've tried a different image, to see if it is the actual gif that is the problem AND I've tried unregistering the dll and registering it again to see if that helped.

It didn't.

:confused:
Oct 13th, 2004, 08:05 AM
thebloke

Ok, so I've abandoned the gif89.dll method and gone back to the webbrowser control.

Next question:

Can I get rid of the border/3d appearance of the webbrowser control? If so, how?

Cheers

PW
Oct 13th, 2004, 09:14 AM
thebloke
For those interested:

I eventually used the webbrowser control and got rid of the 3d appearance by placing the control inside a slighly smaller picturebox container and setting the top/left properties of the webbrowser control to -50, thus:
VB Code:
```
with webbrowser1
 
set .container = picture1
 
.top = -50
.left = -50
 
.visible = true
 
.navigate "about:<html><body scroll='no' topmargin='0' leftmargin='0'" & _
" marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' border='0' bgcolor='#E0DFE3'><img src='" & _
"K:\mypath\myimage.gif' border='0'></body></html>"
 
end with
```
Works a treat.

Hope this is useful to someone else.

Cheers

PW :thumb: