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My question to chat GPT: how do I animate GDI+ images using VB6?

The answer: To animate GDI+ images using VB6, you can follow the steps below:

Load the images: Load all the images that you want to use in the animation into an Image array using the Image.FromFile method.

Set up the animation loop: Create a loop that will run the animation continuously. You can use a Timer control to create the loop.

Draw the images: In the Timer control's event handler, use the Graphics.DrawImage method to draw each image in the array onto the form.

Set the delay: To control the speed of the animation, use the Timer control's Interval property to set the delay between each frame.

Here is an example code to help you get started:

> vbnet <

Private imageArray() As Image
Private currentIndex As Integer = 0

Private Sub Form_Load()
    ' Load the images
    ReDim imageArray(3)
    imageArray(0) = Image.FromFile("image1.png")
    imageArray(1) = Image.FromFile("image2.png")
    imageArray(2) = Image.FromFile("image3.png")
    imageArray(3) = Image.FromFile("image4.png")

    ' Set up the animation loop
    Timer1.Interval = 100
    Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
    ' Draw the current image
    Dim g As Graphics
    Set g = Me.CreateGraphics
    g.DrawImage imageArray(currentIndex), 0, 0

    ' Increment the index and wrap around to the start of the array
    currentIndex = (currentIndex + 1) Mod UBound(imageArray) + 1
End Sub

In this example, we load four images into an array and use a Timer control to draw the images on the form. The Timer control's Interval property is set to 100 milliseconds, which means the animation will update every 100 milliseconds. The Timer1_Timer event handler draws the current image in the array onto the form using the Graphics.DrawImage method. The currentIndex variable is used to keep track of the current image index, and it is incremented and wrapped around to the start of the array in each timer tick to create the animation loop.

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Not bad but still not spot on. Doesn't seem to know about VB6 but still impressive.

That's VB.Net code.....well VB.Net-ish.....That Form Load event is definitely VB6 since in VB.Net it would be Form1_Load(sender as object, e as EventArgs). The code is using GDI+ to draw as we would in .Net. Even then it's still a bit wrong. We wouldn't call CreateGraphics like that for a Form. The Paint event in WinForms has a graphics object we can use so no need to call CreateGraphics ever.

In any case, ChatGPT has trouble getting VB6 queries correctly. It's best language is Python. It very rarely gets Python queries wrong.

[EDIT]

Oh yea, and we don't have Set in VB.Net. That code is a mish-mash of VB6 and VB.Net. Seems ChatGPT is not quite sure what it is writing.