>>Why not just use one bmp, the PicClip control, and a timer? Few files to fool around with and load.
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>When I did the app I tried that and I got GPF after GPF, hence the kludge.

Hmm, I've played around with it quite a bit. Mostly with creating command buttons like the Word for Windows Bold, Italic, etc. Did do some annimation with it and it worked like a charm. The only thing that I know that you have to be real careful with is making sure the bmp width and height are equally divisible by the number of columns and rows you specify.