ICS File Viewer for .NET
View ICS without needing Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird installed.
Aspose.Email for .NET
Overview
How to View ICS File Using C#
In order to view ICS file, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use API for C# platform to be used with any Viewer. Open
package manager, search for Aspose.Email and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.
Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Email
Steps to View ICS via C#
Aspose.Email makes it easy for the developers to view the ICS file with just few lines of code.
- Load ICS file in an instance of MailMessage via Load method
- Call the MailMessage.Save method to save ICS in HTML format
- Call Process.Start with path to resultant HTML to load ICS content in default browser
System Requirements
Aspose.Email for .NET is supported on all major operating systems. Just make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, and Xamarin Platforms
- Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio
- Aspose.Email for .NET referenced in your project
C# code to view ICS
string output = System.IO.Path.GetTempPath() + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".html";
// load the ICS file in an instance of MailMessage
using (var message = Aspose.Email.MailMessage.Load("template.ics"))
{
// save ICS in HTML format
message.Save(output, Aspose.Email.SaveOptions.DefaultHtml);
}
// load resultant HTML in default browser
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(output);
About Aspose.Email for .NET API
Aspose.Email is a Microsoft Outlook and Thunderbird formats parsing solution. One can easily create, manipulate, convert email and storage formats such as MSG, EMLX, EML and MHT. Handling of email attachments, customization of message headers and implementation of different network protocols like POP3, IMAP & SMTP to send & receive emails is much easier. Its a standalone API and does not require Microsoft Outlook or any other software installation.Free App to View ICS
ICS What is ICS File Format
The Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification (iCalendar) is an internet standard(RFC 2445) for exchanging and deploying the calendaring events and scheduling. The iCalendar format is interoperable, thereby ensuring the exchange of calendar information among the users having different email applications. iCalendar formats the input data as a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) and facilitates the object exchanged via different transport protocols. These transport protocols can be SMTP, HTTP, point-to-point asynchronous communication, and physical media based-network transport. iCalendar allows users to share events, date/time dependent tasks, and free/busy information via emails to other users who can respond back. iCalendar files store using suffixes ".ics" ".iCalendar" or ".ifb" with a MIME type of "text/calendar".
Read MoreOther Supported Viewer Formats
Using C#, One can also view many other file formats including.