Animated GIFs are suported natively in VFP8 only on an image control. For other versions of VFP check this article on FoxPro Advisor magazine (if you are a subscriber): Animate GIF Images

>I've put an animated gif file onto a form.
>However, when the form is run, the picture is static and does not "animate".
>Any suggestions on how to make it "animate"
>Yau