Sprite Movement

Am having trouble with my sprite movement in an rpg/strategy type game. I have a sprite strip including 9 positions (1 is a dead position). F.e., Stop left, stop right, walk left, walk right, attack left, attack right, etc. I'm attaching the strip so you can see what I mean. In a sprite strip the sprites don't have identifying numbers (although they did before I added them to the strip).
The sprite moves alright but doesn't change its position. It's always facing left in a stopped position. Any ideas? Any demo that would help me? Should I not use a strip?
All I want is for my little archer guy to be able to move left, right, up and down. He doesn't have to jump at all. I can't make any more progress in my game until I solve this. Any help is appreciated. If I'm not being clear, please ask me questions.
The sprite moves alright but doesn't change its position. It's always facing left in a stopped position. Any ideas? Any demo that would help me? Should I not use a strip?
All I want is for my little archer guy to be able to move left, right, up and down. He doesn't have to jump at all. I can't make any more progress in my game until I solve this. Any help is appreciated. If I'm not being clear, please ask me questions.