Hi ramani,
An interesting point is you can see the animation directly at the design stage (while you MODI FORM xxx). Even in the form designer, the gif is already played twice!! So it should not be your suggested reason.
I wonder that actually when the object is activiated, it triggers some method so that the object is refreshed in an unexpected manner. Therefore the gif is played twice. However which method is it? Can I bypass it?
Best regards,
Norman