Title: How to easily load all kind of images (Gif, Ico, Jpeg and more) in a TImage
uses axCtrls
...procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
OleGraphic: TOleGraphic;
fs: TFileStream;
begin
try
OleGraphic := TOleGraphic.Create;
fs := TFileStream.Create('C:\...\test.gif', fmOpenRead or fmSharedenyNone);
OleGraphic.LoadFromStream(fs);
SampleImage.Picture.Assign(OleGraphic);
finally
fs.Free;
OleGraphic.Free
end;
end;