I found a cool sound and graphics engine at planet source code.

http://www.planetsourcecode.com/xq/A...s/ShowCode.htm

I looked at the code, but wasn't able to figure out how to use it for my own series of BMPs.

The code is probably worth a look, but here's the part I'm fuzzy on:

Code:
'SinglePictureAnimation The picturebox where the animayion will be displayed, _
                        The number of frames in the bitmap, _
                        The picturebox containing the bitmap with all the images, _
                        The picturebox containing the mask strip, _
                        The number of times to loop the animation, _
                        The time in seconds between displaying each frame
  

SinglePictureAnimation Sprite, 4, EatSprite, EatMask, 2, 0.5
How do I make a picture box with more than one bitmap, and what the heck is the mask strip?


thanks,