> Greetings!

> I have the following code to use icons from embedded resources that works:

> Dim st As System.IO.Stream
> Dim a As System.Reflection.Assembly =
> System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
> st = a.GetManifestResourceStream("TimeKeeper.timer_on.ico")
> icnOn = New System.Drawing.Icon(st)

> What I need to do now is to embed a GIF image as an embedded resource so I
> can put it on a form, but the same premise no longer works:

> Dim a As System.Reflection.Assembly =
> System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
> Dim st As System.IO.Stream
> st = a.GetManifestResourceStream("TimeKeeper.Plain-Logo.gif")
> picLogo.Image = System.Drawing.Image(st)

> I get an error on the System.Drawing.Image part of the last line that says
> "'Image' is a type in 'Drawing' and cannot be used as an expression."

> I'm trying to put the gif into a picture box on my form. Should I be using
> some other kind of control other than a picture box or something?

> Thanks!
> Russ

> Try using a System.Drawing.Bitmap object instead of a System.Drawing.Image
> type:

> Dim a As System.Reflection.Assembly =
> System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
> Dim st As System.IO.Stream
> st = a.GetManifestResourceStream("TimeKeeper.Plain-Logo.gif")
> picLogo.Image = new System.Drawing.BitMap(st)

> Andy

> > Greetings!

> > I have the following code to use icons from embedded resources that
works:

> > Dim st As System.IO.Stream
> > Dim a As System.Reflection.Assembly =
> > System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
> > st = a.GetManifestResourceStream("TimeKeeper.timer_on.ico")
> > icnOn = New System.Drawing.Icon(st)

> > What I need to do now is to embed a GIF image as an embedded resource so
I
> > can put it on a form, but the same premise no longer works:

> > Dim a As System.Reflection.Assembly =
> > System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
> > Dim st As System.IO.Stream
> > st = a.GetManifestResourceStream("TimeKeeper.Plain-Logo.gif")
> > picLogo.Image = System.Drawing.Image(st)

> > I get an error on the System.Drawing.Image part of the last line that
says
> > "'Image' is a type in 'Drawing' and cannot be used as an expression."

> > I'm trying to put the gif into a picture box on my form. Should I be
using
> > some other kind of control other than a picture box or something?

> > Thanks!
> > Russ