tile background gif

[LindaRichard]

I have a gif of a notebook which is from a web page.
I would like to tile this gif from top to bottom on my form.
I want it to appear as a background behing my controls.
Any suggestions on how I can do this.

Thanks
Linda

 

[Mike Gagnon]

In you main program use:

_SCREEN.PICTURE = "C:\myNoteBook.gif" Mike Gagnon

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[rgbean]

Linda,
In the Property sheet of the form just pick the image for the Picture property, or set it in the Form's INIT() code. The file types allowed depend on the version of VFP - 8.0 allows most anything! Note: The image will always be tiled - there's no choice on this.

One other way would be to put an Image control on your form and make it's zorder behind all the other controls. This would allow you more control than the Form's Picture.

Just remember that if you plan on distributing your application, that you must actually have the "right" to use any picture you get from the web. Many pictures are copyrighted and you have to pay the owner if you use them for more than your "personal" viewing.

Rick

 

[LindaRichard]

Thanks to both of you for your help.
It works.