DOCUMENT:Q189920  12-AUG-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :PRB: Image Control Shows Only First Frame of Animated GIF
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using an animated GIF file with the Visual FoxPro image control, only the first
frame of the animated GIF appears. This is also true for other areas of the
product that support GIF images.

CAUSE
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Visual FoxPro does not support the animated GIF format. Only the GIF version 89a
file format is supported.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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To reproduce the behavior, run the following code:

      PUBLIC oForm

      * Locate an animated GIF file
      cMyAniGIF = GETPICT("GIF")

      oForm=NewObject("form")
      oForm.AddObject("MyImage","Image")
      oForm.MyImage.Picture=cMyAniGIF
      oForm.MyImage.Visible=.T.

      oForm.Show

NOTE: Only the first frame of the animated .gif file is displayed in the form.

Additional query words: kbVFp600 kbXBase

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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