delphidelphi-2007

How do I get TAnimate's Common AVIs to work on Vista and Win7?

I have a Delphi 2007 application that has a TAnimate control with a FindFile Common AVI. It works perfectly when the application is run on Windows XP, but nothing ever appears on Windows 7. I've heard it now requires its own thread, but I am not certain.

Does anyone know how to get TAnimate's Common AVI control to work on Windows 7 (or Vista)?

Solution

  • You must add the unit ShellAnimations to you project or add the component TShellResources from the Win32 tab of the component palette. (Tested in Windows Vista- Delphi 2007)

    uses
ShellAnimations;

    this unit adds the following replacement animation resources to your executable:

    Bye.