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Supported Graphics Formats

Supported Graphics Formats

Question:
What graphic file formats does VB support? Does it support the GIF format?

Answer:
Visual Basic supports the Windows Bitmap (.BMP), the Windows Icon (.ICO), and the Windows Metafile (.WMF) formats. To use any other formats, you have to use a specialized custom control. There are several available in the File Archives area.

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