>Hi @ all
>
>How can I create *.msk files from my *.bmp files?
>
>Thx
>Dustin

Dustin,
This is from help file as is :

"Using Picture Masks
Often, a .bmp picture contains white space you don't want to appear on your controls. A white border around an irregularly shaped image could make your control look bad. To avoid this problem, Visual FoxPro creates a temporary default mask for your picture. White areas are given a transparent attribute so that the underlying color of the button or background shows through. To keep certain white areas of your .bmp white, create a mask for it that will override the default.

To create a mask for a .bmp

Open the .bmp file in Paint or another bitmap utility.
Blacken all areas of the picture that you want to be displayed exactly as they are in the .bmp file. Leave the areas you want to be transparent as white.
Save the file in the same directory and with the same name as the .bmp file but with an .msk extension."

Cetin