Export EML to BMP via .NET
.NET API to Render EML to BMP on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
As a .NET developer, you may need to add EML to BMP conversion features to your applications. To achieve this, you can use the powerful file format manipulation APIs of Aspose.Total for .NET. Aspose.Total for .NET is a suite of APIs that provides a comprehensive set of features for manipulating various file formats.
Aspose.Email for .NET is a part of Aspose.Total for .NET and it provides the ability to convert EML file format to HTML. This API is designed to make it easier for developers to work with EML files. It provides a wide range of features such as the ability to read, write, and convert EML files. It also provides the ability to manipulate the contents of an EML file.
Once you have converted the EML file to HTML, you can use Aspose.Words for .NET to render HTML to BMP. Aspose.Words for .NET is a powerful API for working with Microsoft Word documents. It provides a wide range of features such as the ability to create, edit, and convert Word documents. It also provides the ability to render HTML to BMP.
By using Aspose.Total for .NET, you can easily add EML to BMP conversion features to your applications. Aspose.Email for .NET provides the ability to convert EML file format to HTML and Aspose.Words for .NET provides the ability to render HTML to BMP. With these powerful APIs, you can easily add EML to BMP conversion features to your applications.
C# API to Convert EML to BMP
- Open EML file using MailMessage class
- Convert EML to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to BMP format using Save method and set Bmp as SaveFormat
Conversion Requirements
Install from command line as nuget install Aspose.Total or via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio with Install-Package Aspose.Total.
Alternatively, get the offline MSI installer or DLLs in a ZIP file from downloads .
| //sourceFile.eml, sourceFile.emlx, sourceFile.oft | |
| MailMessage message = MailMessage.Load("sourceFile.msg"); | |
| message.Save("HtmlOutput.html", SaveOptions.DefaultHtml); | |
| Document document = new Document("HtmlOutput.html"); | |
| // SaveFormat.Png, Bmp, Gif, Jpeg, Tiff | |
| document.Save("output.png", SaveFormat.Png); |
Parse EML File via .NET
Before converting EML to BMP, if you want to make sure that you are converting the correct email, you can load EML 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"); | |
| if(outlookMessageFile.SenderName == "John"){ | |
| //proceed with conversion process | |
| } |
Restrict BMP Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from EML to BMP, 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.Bmp
document.Save("output.bmp", SaveFormat.Bmp);
Transforming EML File to BMP Programmatically : Use Cases
EML (Electronic Mail) files are used to store text-based emails, making them ideal for storing email content and attachments. However, when working with image-intensive data, BMP (Bitmap) formats become essential for image preservation and enhancement.
The conversion of EML files into BMP formats is necessary to unlock the full potential of your digital assets and visualizations. This conversion enables you to:
Use Cases:
- Image Preservation: Convert EML files to preserve email attachments as high-quality images, ensuring data integrity and historical accuracy.
- Digital Forensics Analysis: Use BMP to analyze and visualize email content, such as text messages and attachments, for investigation purposes.
- E-commerce Image Optimization: Convert EML files to optimize product images, reducing file size and improving website load times.
- Artistic Digitization: Use BMP to digitize artwork from email attachments, preserving creative works and historical artifacts.
- Data Visualization and Presentation: Convert EML files to create interactive presentations, visualizations, and reports that showcase email content in a more engaging format.