Export EMAIL to PNG via .NET
.NET API to Render EMAIL to PNG on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
Aspose.Total for .NET is a comprehensive suite of file format manipulation APIs that can help .NET developers add powerful features to their applications. With Aspose.Total for .NET, developers can easily convert EMAIL files to PNG images.
The process of converting EMAIL to PNG involves two steps. First, developers can use Aspose.Email for .NET to convert EMAIL files to HTML. Aspose.Email for .NET is a powerful API that enables developers to read, write, and manipulate EMAIL files in various formats. It supports a wide range of EMAIL file formats, including MSG, EML, EMLX, and MHT.
Once the EMAIL file is converted to HTML, developers can use Aspose.Words for .NET to render HTML to PNG. Aspose.Words for .NET is a powerful API that enables developers to create, edit, and convert documents in various formats. It supports a wide range of document formats, including DOC, DOCX, ODT, and HTML.
By using Aspose.Total for .NET, developers can easily add powerful features to their applications, such as EMAIL to PNG conversion. Aspose.Total for .NET is a comprehensive suite of file format manipulation APIs that can help developers save time and effort when working with various file formats.
C# API to Convert EMAIL to PNG
- Open EMAIL file using MailMessage class
- Convert EMAIL to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to PNG format using Save method and set Png as SaveFormat
Get Started with .NET File Format APIs
Install from command line as nuget install Aspose.Total or via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio with Install-Package Aspose.Total.
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MailMessage message = MailMessage.Load("sourceFile.msg");
// save EMAIL as a HTML
message.Save("HtmlOutput.html", SaveOptions.DefaultHtml);
// load HTML with an instance of Document
Document document = new Document("HtmlOutput.html");
// call save method while passing SaveFormat.Png
document.Save("output.png", SaveFormat.Png);
Parse EMAIL File via .NET
Before converting EMAIL to PNG, if you want to make sure that you are converting the correct email, you can load EMAIL document, parse it and have a look at your desired property. By using MapiMessage class of Aspose.Email for .NET API, you can get sender and recipients information. For example, you can check for a specific sender email for the conversion by using SenderName property.
var outlookMessageFile = MapiMessage.FromFile("message.msg");
// check for SenderName
if(outlookMessageFile.SenderName == "John"){
//proceed with conversion process
}
Restrict PNG Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from EMAIL to PNG, you might need to protect your output document. Sometimes you may need to limit the ability to edit a document and only allow certain actions with it. This can be useful to prevent other people from editing sensitive and confidential information in your document. Aspose.Words for .NET API, enables you to control the way you restrict the content using the ProtectionType enumeration parameter. You can set your document to read-only by using the following lines of code.
Document document = new Document("HtmlOutput.html");
// apply document protection and set protection password
doc.Protect(ProtectionType.ReadOnly, "password");
// call save method while passing SaveFormat.Png
document.Save("output.png", SaveFormat.Png);