C++ API to Export OFT to PDF

Transform OFT to PDF within C++ application without requiring Microsoft Word or Outlook

Are you are a C++ developer looking to add email conversion features inside your applications? Using Aspose.Email for C++ you can convert OFT file format to HTML. After that, by using Aspose.Words for C++ API, you can export HTML to PDF. Both APIs come under Aspose.Total for C++ package.

C++ API to Convert OFT to PDF

Open OFT file using MailMessage class reference
Convert OFT to HTML by using Save member function
Load HTML by using Document class
Save the document to PDF format using Save method and set Pdf as SaveFormat

Get Started with C++ File Format APIs

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// load the OFT file to be converted
System::SharedPtr<MailMessage> msg = MailMessage::Load(u"sourceFile.oft");
// save OFT as a HTML 
msg->Save(u"HtmlOutput.html", SaveOptions::get_DefaultHtml());  
// load HTML with an instance of Document
System::SharedPtr<Document> doc = System::MakeObject<Document>(u"HtmlOutput.html");
// call save method while passing Pdf as save format
doc->Save(u"convertedFile.Pdf");

Parse OFT File via C++

Not only you can convert your OFT to PDF, but you can read, manipulate, and parse OFT document. You can get subject, address, body, recipients information of the email by using MapiMessage class of Aspose.Email for C++ API. For example, you can check for a specific sender email for the conversion by using get_SenderEmailAddress() property.

// create an instance of MapiMessage from file
System::SharedPtr<MapiMessage> msg = MapiMessage::FromFile(dataDir + L"message.oft");
// get subject
System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(L"Subject:") + msg->get_Subject());
// get from address
System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(L"From:") + msg->get_SenderEmailAddress());
// get body
System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(L"Body") + msg->get_Body());
// get recipients information
System::Console::WriteLine(System::String(L"Recipient: ") + msg->get_Recipients());

C++ API to Restrict PDF File Format Editing

You can also add document protection features in your app while exporting the document from OFT to PDF. Adding protection to your document is a simple process, as all you need to do is apply the protection method to your document. You can set protection type to ReadOnly to restrict the user to edit the document.

// create a new document and protect it with a password.
auto doc = System::MakeObject<Document>();
// apply Document Protection.
doc->Protect(ProtectionType::ReadOnly, u"password");
// save the document.
doc->Save(u"DocumentProtection.PasswordProtection.Pdf");

Other Conversion Options

OFT TO PCL (Printer Command Language Document)

OFT TO BMP (Bitmap Image File)

OFT TO EMF (Enhanced Metafile Format)

OFT TO MD (Markdown Language)

OFT TO GIF (Graphical Interchange Format)

OFT TO OTT (OpenDocument Standard Format)

OFT TO DOTX (Microsoft Word Template File )

OFT TO PNG (Portable Network Graphic)

OFT TO PS (PostScript File)

OFT TO EPUB (Open eBook File)

OFT TO DOT (Microsoft Word Template Files)

OFT TO DOCM (Microsoft Word 2007 Marco File)

OFT TO FLATOPC

OFT TO DOCX (Office 2007+ Word Document)

OFT TO SVG (Scalar Vector Graphics)

OFT TO DOTM (Microsoft Word 2007+ Template File)

OFT TO TEXT

OFT TO RTF (Rich Text Format)

OFT TO ODT (OpenDocument Text File Format)

OFT TO WORDML (Microsoft Word 2003 WordprocessingML)

OFT TO XPS (XML Paper Specifications)

OFT TO JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)

OFT TO TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

OFT TO DOC (Microsoft Word Binary Format)

OFT What is OFT File Format?

Files with .oft extension are template files that are created using Microsoft Outlook. The pre-formatted layout set for message templates is then used for sending out emails with common information to save time. Such files can be generated by creating a new email, adding necessary information and then using the Save As Office Template (.oft) dropdown from Microsoft Outlook. Users can open the OFT files by double clicking on it and it will open in associated application on that particular system.

PDF What is PDF File Format?

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a type of document created by Adobe back in 1990s. The purpose of this file format was to introduce a standard for representation of documents and other reference material in a format that is independent of application software, hardware as well as Operating System. PDF files can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader/Writer as well in most modern browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox via extensions/plug-ins. Most of the commercially available software suites also offer conversion of their documents to PDF file format without the requirement of any additional software component.