visual basic direct animation library in windows 7 gone , where will i find it

:cry:

guys ...
our teacher taught us to us how to make .gif animation work in visual basic,
it uses a component, i tried it in windows xp... (it worked)...
but when i got home , and tested it in my laptop ..(that has a os "windows 7") it didnt work ..
i cant find the component .. "direct animation library" where will i find it...
or is there any other ways to make a .gif file animation work in visual basic...
(i have visual basic 6.0 professional edition...)

help please....

Use an AVI file, instead.

Code:

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Option Explicit
'Add a component Microsoft Windows Common Controls - 2

Private Sub cmdPlay_Click()
  anmAVI.Open "c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\common\" & _
    "Graphics\Videos\filemove.avi"
  ' Play the file indefinitely.
  anmAVI.Play
End Sub

Private Sub cmdStop_Click()
  anmAVI.Stop
End Sub

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thanks ...
but is there no other way to make an .gif file run on visual basic in windows 7 ...?
'cause maybe it will eat much larger space if i make it avi or a video file ...?
(and how to make an avi animation ... in photoshop ?)

Search for GIF89. It's a program for VB6 that I used to use. Not sure if it works in Win7 though.

thanks again ..
and then where will i put .. i mean what will i do next ..?
thanks..

You may find it strange, but the DirectAnimation Media Control ( Daxctle.ocx ) was actually part of Internet Explorer 4.01 which shipped with Visual Basic 6.

Sadly, the DirectAnimation Media Control has been discontinued since Internet Explorer 7, due to security issues ( a vulnerability in the Microsoft DirectAnimation path ActiveX Control could allow remote code execution ). So, Windows 7 has IE8 until IE 10, so that means it doesn't have this control anymore.

You could try the GIF89.DLL David mentioned

but a site where i found a gif89.dll file has this qoute that ...
if your system have problems try reformatting it .
or some kind of "your system will have error" (that the solution is formatting) .. ?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by ryan_09

but a site where i found a gif89.dll file has this qoute that ...
if your system have problems try reformatting it .
or some kind of "your system will have error" (that the solution is formatting) .. ?

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:confused: You are at the wrong place entirely. In my previous post I did supply a link to the GIF89.DLL. I also did answer why you have this problem. Did you even read my post? Do you even care what I have to say? Read post 6 again s l o w l y, and then take it from there......... :rolleyes:

dont be Mad men ,,
ahhm .. i'll take it slowly now
i want to use gif file for vb,,
and i would like to add a component on vb ... (as to be)
that could work the gif on it...
.
.
.
anyway
what will i do after i download it ..