>So, I have this
>...SAY BMPpath BITMAP
>in my FP2.6 learning program and some time it´s time to move on to a later engine... <g> VFP7 huffing and puffing I got no idea how to...
>
>Wanna leave the pics in files with path in field! (FP compat!) Currently pics are in BMP, wanna go GIF (animations would be nice) or maybe JPEG for quality.
>
>GIF in FP would be a work saver (no dbl formats) for transition, but not necessary (JIC someone wants to give away an ancient lib).
>

To display GIF( not animated), BMP, JPEG and some other you can use VFP Image control. For animated GIF display see Thread #570168, Thread #569528, Thread #548519.