// load the BMP file and save it into a MemoryStream        

Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(@"C:\Users\ane\Desktop\test.bmp");          
System.IO.MemoryStream ms = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
bmp.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);
 
// set Values for AddSignatureImage
 
int x1 = 100; 
int x2 = 250; 
int y1 = 100; 
int y2 = 200; 
int page = 1;
string signer = "John Doe";
string reason = "I agree with the content."; 
string location = "Stuttgart";
            
int result = SignAPIv4.AddSignatureImage(page, x1, y1, x2, y2, signer, reason, location, false, ms.ToArray());

'load the BMP file And save it into a MemoryStream     

Dim bmp As Bitmap = New Bitmap("signature_image.bmp")
Dim MS As System.IO.MemoryStream = New System.IO.MemoryStream()
bmp.Save(MS, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp)

Dim signer As String = "John Doe"
Dim reason As String = "I agree with the content."
Dim Location As String = "Stuttgart"
Dim page, x1, y1, x2, y2, addPic As Integer
page = 1
x1 = 100
x2 = 250 
y1 = 100 
y2 = 200 

addPic = SignatureAPI4.AddSignatureImage(page, x1, y1, x2, y2, signer, reason, Location, True, MS.ToArray())
 
Select Case (addPic)

	Case -11
		MessageBox.Show("No key.")

	Case -10
		MessageBox.Show("Seal required.")

	Case -3
		MessageBox.Show("Repeat.")

	Case -2
		MessageBox.Show("Cancelled.")

	Case -1
		MessageBox.Show("Error.")

	Case 0
		MessageBox.Show("Unspecified result.")

	Case 1
		MessageBox.Show("Succeeded.")

End Select