Private Sub ConstructFromResourceSaveAsGif(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)

    ' Construct a bitmap from the button image resource.
    Dim bmp1 As New Bitmap(GetType(Button), "Button.bmp")

    ' Save the image as a GIF.
    bmp1.Save("c:\button.gif", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif)

    ' Construct a new image from the GIF file.
    Dim bmp2 As New Bitmap("c:\button.gif")

    ' Draw the two images.
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp1, New Point(10, 10))
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp2, New Point(10, 40))

    ' Dispose of the image files.
    bmp1.Dispose()
    bmp2.Dispose()
End Sub

private void ConstructFromResourceSaveAsGif(PaintEventArgs e)
{

    // Construct a bitmap from the button image resource.
    Bitmap bmp1 = new Bitmap(typeof(Button), "Button.bmp");

    // Save the image as a GIF.
    bmp1.Save("c:\\button.gif", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif);

    // Construct a new image from the GIF file.
    Bitmap bmp2 = new Bitmap("c:\\button.gif");

    // Draw the two images.
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp1, new Point(10, 10));
    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp2, new Point(10, 40));

    // Dispose of the image files.
    bmp1.Dispose();
    bmp2.Dispose();
}

private:
    void ConstructFromResourceSaveAsGif(PaintEventArgs^ e)
    {
        // Construct a bitmap from the button image resource.
        Bitmap^ bmp1 = gcnew Bitmap(Button::typeid, "Button.bmp");
        String^ savePath =  
            Environment::GetEnvironmentVariable("TEMP") + "\\Button.bmp";

        try
        {
            // Save the image as a GIF.
            bmp1->Save(savePath, System::Drawing::Imaging::ImageFormat::Gif);
        }
        catch (IOException^)
        {
            // Carry on regardless
        }

        // Construct a new image from the GIF file.
        Bitmap^ bmp2 = nullptr;
        if (File::Exists(savePath))
        {
            bmp2 = gcnew Bitmap(savePath);
        }

        // Draw the two images.
        e->Graphics->DrawImage(bmp1, Point(10, 10));

        // If bmp1 did not save to disk, bmp2 may be null
        if (bmp2 != nullptr)
        {
            e->Graphics->DrawImage(bmp2, Point(10, 40));
        }

        // Dispose of the image files.
        delete bmp1;
        if (bmp2 != nullptr)
        {
            delete bmp2;
        }
    }