Convert MBOX to VCF via C#
MBOX to VCF C# conversion using .NET API without Outlook® or Thunderbird® installed.
Aspose.Email for .NET
Overview
How to Convert MBOX to VCF Using C#
Aspose.Email for .NET provides a powerful solution for converting MBOX files to VCF with efficiency and ease! With just a few lines of code, you can seamlessly extract and export contact information stored within emails in an MBOX file format to the VCF format, which is a standard one for storing contact information. This process is useful for transferring or backing up contact details from email messages into personal address books, contact management systems, or mobile devices in a widely recognized and portable format. The .NET API ensures compatibility and accessibility across different email clients and platforms. By leveraging the powerful features of the C# library, users can effortlessly implement MBOX to VCF conversion in their applications gaining reliability, speed, and flexibility in the conversion process.
The API provides a comprehensive set of components to handle various email-related tasks, including creating, reading, and manipulating email messages, managing folders and attachments, filtering, search, and encryption, working with Microsoft Exchange Server, dealing with various email formats, and more.
With Aspose.Email developers can streamline email management, enhance data interoperability, ensure compliance with email standards, and empower their applications with advanced email processing capabilities.
Start utilizing the capabilities of the .NET API by performing one of the following actions:
Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.Email and install it on your device.
Use the following command from the Package Manager Console:
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Email
Steps to Convert MBOX to VCF via C#
.NET programmers can easily load & convert MBOX files to VCF in just a few lines of code.
- Load mbox file using MboxStorageReader.
- Create output directory if it doesn’t exist.
- Iterate through mbox messages.
- Save each message as .vcf file in the output directory using the VCF alternate view.
System Requirements
Before running the .NET conversion code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, and PHP, VBScript, Delphi, C++ via COM Interop.
- Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Aspose.Email for .NET DLL referenced in your project.
- Include namespace in relevant class.
This sample code shows MBOX to VCF C# Conversion
// Load mbox file
var mbox = MboxStorageReader.CreateReader(mboxFilePath, new MboxLoadOptions());
// Ensure the output directory exists
Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
// Iterate through mbox messages and save them as .vcf files
int count = 1;
foreach (var eml in mbox.EnumerateMessages())
{
var vcfFilePath = Path.Combine(outputDirectory, $"Message{count}.vcf");
// Find the alternate view with MediaType "text/vcard" (VCF)
var vcfView = eml.GetAlternateViewContent("text/vcard");
// If an VCF view is found, save it to a file
if (vcfView != null)
{
File.WriteAllText(vcfFilePath, vcfView);
}
Console.WriteLine($"Message {count} saved as: {vcfFilePath}");
count++;
}
Free App to Convert MBOX to VCF
Other Supported Conversions
You can also convert MBOX into many other file formats including few listed below.