Convert MSG to VCF via C#
MSG to VCF C# conversion using .NET API without Outlook® or Thunderbird® installed.
Aspose.Email for .NET
Overview
How to Convert MSG to VCF Using C#
Experience high-speed performance in email processing with Aspose.Email for .NET! It is a C# API that provides developers with a robust set of tools for handling email files without Outlook or Thunderbird installation, including the capability to convert between various formats. Among these capabilities, converting from MSG (Outlook Email Message) to VCF (vCard) files is a practical way to extract and manage contact information across different platforms and devices while ensuring the integrity and accessibility of the data.
vCard is a standard file format for storing contact information, making it easy to import into various contact management and email systems. This conversion is essential for ensuring smooth data interchange, avoiding manual data entry, and maintaining a consolidated contact management system that extends beyond the confines of Microsoft Outlook. The process of conversion typically involves sophisticated features that facilitate the accurate extraction of contact details from MSG files, such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. These details are then carefully mapped onto the appropriate fields within the vCard format to maintain the integrity of the data. Converters often allow for batch processing, enabling multiple MSG files to be converted simultaneously, saving time and effort for the user. Moreover, the resulting VCF files are portable and versatile, ready to be imported into various devices and applications, ensuring that the contact information is readily accessible regardless of the software or hardware environment.
The email-to-vCard-file conversion process with Aspose.Email for .NET is straightforward. The library presents an easy-to-use object model. Converting emails requires only a few lines of code, abstracting away the underlying file format parsing, MIME handling, encoding issues, etc. When you use Aspose.Email for .NET, you do not need to manually process any of these aspects. Instead, you write only the high-level code required to perform the task.
Enhance your performance with a comprehensive and easy-to-use API that simplifies complex email management tasks, such as sending, receiving, and processing emails, as well as converting between various email formats. This allows developers to efficiently integrate email functionality into their applications without delving into low-level details, thus significantly reducing development time and effort.
To leverage the power of the .NET API, perform 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 MSG to VCF via C#
.NET programmers can easily load & convert MSG files to VCF in just a few lines of code.
- Load the MSG file as a MapiMessage using the Load method.
- Check if the loaded MapiMessage is of “Contact” type.
- Cast the contact item to MapiContact.
- Save the MapiContact as a VCF file using the Save method with ContactSaveFormat.VCard.
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 MSG to VCF C# Conversion
var msg = MapiMessage.Load("contact.msg");
if (msg.SupportedType == MapiItemType.Contact)
{
var contact = (MapiContact)msg.ToMapiMessageItem();
contact.Save("appointment.vcf", ContactSaveFormat.VCard);
}
Free App to Convert MSG to VCF
Other Supported Conversions
You can also convert MSG into many other file formats including few listed below.