Hi,

Thank a lot for your advise, will look into it ASAP.

>>Hi,
>>
>>My application need to load some picture file like .bmp, .jpg and .gif.
>>During my application will had to load at least 6 of the files for
>>displaying use. The time taken is rather slow.
>>
>>Is there any way to speed it up beside reducing the file size.
>>Please kindly advise me on this area.
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>You might consider using the Picture Clip ActiveX control. It allows you to use a single picture (bmp) containing as many images as you need. They can then be accessed using the control GraphicCell property.
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>The only problem is that each of the images must exactly the same size. Further, constructing the bitmap can be a bit tedious.