Display Animated Gif Within Your Program
This tip will explain you how to use the WebBrowser ActiveX control to
display animated gif file within your program.
Preparations
Add the WebBrowser ActiveX control to your form. go to 'Tools' (in VB 4.0) then choose
'Custom Controls', then mark the 'Microsoft Internet Controls' check box, and press OK.
Note - you must have Internet Explorer 3.0 or greater installed in your computer to have this
ActiveX control.
Form Code
Private Sub
Form_Load()
'Replace 'C:\myDir\myFile.gif' with your GIF file.
'the following two lines should be written in one line
WebBrowser1.Navigate "about:<html><body
scroll='no'><img src='C:\myDir\myFile.gif'></img></body></html>"
End Sub