How do i Use animated Gifs in Vb..

[samkud]

I try to use animated gifs in my vb applications but it only takes the image but it does not animate.. Can please help on how to use animated gifs in vb..

[Machaira]

The easiest way would be to drop it in a web browser control.

[toughcoder]

Use this code. I got it from PSC
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' Add a Timer called Timer1
' Add a image object called Image1
' Add a module (BAS) and paste the follo
' wing
Option Explicit
Public RepeatTimes As Long 'This one calculates,
' but don't use in this sample. If You n
' eed, You
' can add simple checking at Timer1_Time
' r Procedure
Public TotalFrames As Long


Public Function LoadGif(sFile As String, aImg As Variant) As Boolean
LoadGif = False


If Dir$(sFile) = "" Or sFile = "" Then
MsgBox "File " & sFile & " Not found", vbCritical
Exit Function
End If
On Error Goto ErrHandler
Dim fNum As Integer
Dim imgHeader As String, fileHeader As String
Dim buf$, picbuf$
Dim imgCount As Integer
Dim i&, j&, xOff&, yOff&, TimeWait&
Dim GifEnd As String
GifEnd = Chr(0) & Chr(33) & Chr(249)


For i = 1 To aImg.Count - 1
Unload aImg(i)
Next i
fNum = FreeFile
Open sFile For Binary Access Read As fNum
buf = String(LOF(fNum), Chr(0))
Get #fNum, , buf 'Get GIF File into buffer
Close fNum

i = 1
imgCount = 0
j = InStr(1, buf, GifEnd) + 1
fileHeader = Left(buf, j)


If Left$(fileHeader, 3) <> "GIF" Then
MsgBox "This file is Not a *.gif file", vbCritical
Exit Function
End If
LoadGif = True
i = j + 2


If Len(fileHeader) >= 127 Then
RepeatTimes& = Asc(Mid(fileHeader, 126, 1)) + (Asc(Mid(fileHeader, 127, 1)) * 256&)
Else
RepeatTimes = 0
End If


Do ' Split GIF Files at separate pictures
' and load them into Image Array
imgCount = imgCount + 1
j = InStr(i, buf, GifEnd) + 3


If j > Len(GifEnd) Then
fNum = FreeFile
Open "temp.gif" For Binary As fNum
picbuf = String(Len(fileHeader) + j - i, Chr(0))
picbuf = fileHeader & Mid(buf, i - 1, j - i)
Put #fNum, 1, picbuf
imgHeader = Left(Mid(buf, i - 1, j - i), 16)
Close fNum
TimeWait = ((Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 4, 1))) + (Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 5, 1)) * 256&)) * 10&


If imgCount > 1 Then
xOff = Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 9, 1)) + (Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 10, 1)) * 256&)
yOff = Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 11, 1)) + (Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 12, 1)) * 256&)
Load aImg(imgCount - 1)
aImg(imgCount - 1).Left = aImg(0).Left + (xOff * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX)
aImg(imgCount - 1).Top = aImg(0).Top + (yOff * Screen.TwipsPerPixelY)
End If
' Use .Tag Property to save TimeWait int
' erval for separate Image
aImg(imgCount - 1).Tag = TimeWait
aImg(imgCount - 1).Picture = LoadPicture("temp.gif")
Kill ("temp.gif")
i = j
End If


DoEvents
Loop Until j = 3
' If there are one more Image - Load it


If i < Len(buf) Then
fNum = FreeFile
Open "temp.gif" For Binary As fNum
picbuf = String(Len(fileHeader) + Len(buf) - i, Chr(0))
picbuf = fileHeader & Mid(buf, i - 1, Len(buf) - i)
Put #fNum, 1, picbuf
imgHeader = Left(Mid(buf, i - 1, Len(buf) - i), 16)
Close fNum
TimeWait = ((Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 4, 1))) + (Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 5, 1)) * 256)) * 10


If imgCount > 1 Then
xOff = Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 9, 1)) + (Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 10, 1)) * 256)
yOff = Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 11, 1)) + (Asc(Mid(imgHeader, 12, 1)) * 256)
Load aImg(imgCount - 1)
aImg(imgCount - 1).Left = aImg(0).Left + (xOff * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX)
aImg(imgCount - 1).Top = aImg(0).Top + (yOff * Screen.TwipsPerPixelY)
End If
aImg(imgCount - 1).Tag = TimeWait
aImg(imgCount - 1).Picture = LoadPicture("temp.gif")
Kill ("temp.gif")
End If
TotalFrames = aImg.Count - 1
Exit Function
ErrHandler:
MsgBox "Error No. " & Err.Number & " when reading file", vbCritical
LoadGif = False
On Error Goto 0
End Function
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'Paste the following in form code
'


Private Sub Form_Load()
Timer1.Enabled = False


If LoadGif("C:\Ball.gif", Image1) Then
' Change C:\Ball gif to your animation
FrameCount = 0
Timer1.Interval = CLng(Image1(0).Tag)
Timer1.Enabled = True
End If
End Sub


Private Sub Timer1_Timer()


If FrameCount < TotalFrames Then
Image1(FrameCount).Visible = False
FrameCount = FrameCount + 1
Image1(FrameCount).Visible = True
Timer1.Interval = CLng(Image1(FrameCount).Tag)
Else
FrameCount = 0


For i = 1 To Image1.Count - 1
Image1(i).Visible = False
Next i
Image1(FrameCount).Visible = True
Timer1.Interval = CLng(Image1(FrameCount).Tag)
End If
End Sub
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Hope this helps u...