Convert OFT to PST via C#
OFT to PST C# conversion using .NET API without Outlook® or Thunderbird® installed.
Aspose.Email for .NET
Overview
How to Convert OFT to PST Using C#
Start optimizing your email processes today with a robust and progressive C# library! If you are looking for the solution to convert your OFT file to PST, a data storage file used by Outlook to store copies of messages, calendar events, contacts, and other items, Aspose.Email for .NET is the right choice. It is an efficient and user-friendly library designed to facilitate your email processing requirements within .NET environments. The API is ideal for those developing intricate email management systems or looking to integrate email functionalities into existing .NET applications. It emphasizes efficiency and ease of use, offering a streamlined approach to handling email-related tasks. Utilize the library to enhance your software solutions with advanced email processing features.
One of the extensive features of the API is the ability to efficiently convert between various email formats. Converting an OFT file to a PST file enables you to create messages and then import and archive, or save those messages to move them between computers, or transfer between Outlook instances. The library encapsulates this functionality in an easy-to-use interface, ensuring that developers can perform this conversion with a few lines of code, thus maintaining workflow continuity and data integrity during the email migration process.
With a versatile set of powerful features, Aspose.Email for .NET provides comprehensive support for a wide range of email protocols, file formats, and storage systems. Developers can seamlessly create, read, and manipulate email messages, as well as interact with SMTP, POP3, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange servers. It’s engineered to integrate perfectly with the .NET framework, reducing overheads and saving valuable development time.
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 OFT to PST via C#
.NET programmers can easily load & convert OFT files to PST in just a few lines of code.
- Create a new Inbox subfolder within the root folder of the PST file and store a reference to it in the variable ‘inbox’.
- Load a message template file (template.oft) using MapiMessage.Load and store the loaded message in the variable ‘oft’.
- Add the loaded message ‘oft’ to the ‘inbox’ subfolder that was created earlier.
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 OFT to PST C# Conversion
var inbox = pst.RootFolder.AddSubFolder("Inbox");
var oft = MapiMessage.Load("template.oft");
inbox.AddMessage(oft);
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Other Supported Conversions
You can also convert OFT into many other file formats including few listed below.