Java API to Render MSG to ODT
Export MSG to ODT by using on premise Java API without using any third party dependencies
Aspose.Total for Java
Overview
How to Render MSG to ODT Using Java
Email conversion is a powerful feature that Java developers can integrate within any Java J2SE, J2EE, J2ME applications via Aspose.Total for Java . By using two APIs within the package you can convert Email MSG to ODT without any third party dependencies. Firstly, you can use Email Manipulation API Aspose.Email for Java to convert MSG file format to HTML. Secondly, you can render HTML to ODT by using Document Processing API Aspose.Words for Java .MSG to ODT Conversion on Java
- Open MSG file using MailMessage class
- Convert MSG to HTML by using save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to ODT format using save method and set ODT as SaveFormat
Get Started with Java File Format APIs
You can easily use Aspose.Total for Java directly from a Maven based project and include Aspose.Words for Java and Aspose.Email for Java in your pom.xml.
Alternatively, you can get a ZIP file from downloads .
Java Code for MSG to ODT Rendering
MailMessage message = MailMessage.load("sourceFile.msg");
// save MSG as a HTML
message.save("HtmlOutput.html", SaveOptions.getDefaultHtml());
// load HTML with an instance of Document
Document document = new Document("HtmlOutput.html");
// call save method while passing SaveFormat.ODT
document.save("output.odt", SaveFormat.ODT);
MSG What is MSG File Format?
MSG is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook and Exchange to store email messages, contact, appointment, or other tasks. Such messages may contain one or more email fields, with the sender, recipient, subject, date, and message body, or contact information, appointment particulars, and one or more task specifications. The properties that constitute the Message object, including are also a part of the MSG file. MSG file has headers, main message body, and hyperlinks as plain ASCII text. MSG files are also suitable with the programs that need Microsoft’s Messaging Applications Programming Interface (MAPI).
Read MoreODT What is ODT File Format?
ODT files are type of documents created with word processing applications that are based on OpenDocument Text File format. These are created with word processor applications such as free OpenOffice Writer and can hold content such as text, images, objects and styles. The ODT file is to Writer word processor what the DOCX is to Microsoft Word. Several applications including Google Docs and Google’s web-based word processor included with Google Drive can open the ODT files for editing. Microsoft Word can also open ODT files and save it in to other formats such as DOC and DOCX.
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