Export EML to WORD via .NET

.NET API to Render EML to WORD on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook

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If you are a .NET developer looking to add EML to WORD conversion features inside your applications, Aspose.Total for .NET file format manipulation APIs are the way forward. By using Aspose.Email for .NET , you can convert EML file format to HTML. After that, by using Aspose.Words for .NET , you can render HTML to WORD.

C# API to Convert EML to WORD

  1. Open EML file using MailMessage class
  2. Convert EML to HTML by using Save method
  3. Load HTML by using Document class
  4. Save the document to DOCX format using Save method and set Docx as SaveFormat

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MailMessage message = MailMessage.Load("sourceFile.eml");
// save EML 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.Docx
document.Save("output.docx", SaveFormat.Docx);

Parse EML File via .NET

Before converting EML to WORD, 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.eml");
// check for SenderName 
if(outlookMessageFile.SenderName == "John"){
    //proceed with conversion process
}

Restrict WORD Document Editing via .NET

While saving the document from EML to WORD, 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.Docx
document.Save("output.docx", SaveFormat.Docx);

Other Conversion Options

EML TO DOC (Microsoft Word Binary Format)
EML TO ODT (OpenDocument Text File Format)
EML TO PNG (Portable Network Graphic)
EML TO TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
EML TO PDF (Portable Document Format)
EML TO BMP (Bitmap Image File)
EML TO EMF (Enhanced Metafile Format)
EML TO JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)
EML TO TEXT
EML TO DOT (Microsoft Word Template Files)
EML TO WORDML (Microsoft Word 2003 WordprocessingML)
EML TO RTF (Rich Text Format)
EML TO OTT (OpenDocument Standard Format)
EML TO EPUB (Open eBook File)
EML TO MD (Markdown Language)
EML TO DOCM (Microsoft Word 2007 Marco File)
EML TO DOCX (Office 2007+ Word Document)
EML TO GIF (Graphical Interchange Format)
EML TO SVG (Scalar Vector Graphics)
EML TO DOTX (Microsoft Word Template File )
EML TO PCL (Printer Command Language Document)
EML TO XPS (XML Paper Specifications)
EML TO FLATOPC
EML TO DOTM (Microsoft Word 2007+ Template File)

EML What is EML File Format?

EML file format represents email messages saved using Outlook and other relevant applications. Almost all emailing clients support this file format for its compliance with RFC-822 Internet Message Format Standard. Microsoft Outlook is the default software for opening EML message types. EML files can be used for saving to disc as well as sending out to recipients using communication protocols.

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DOCX What is DOCX File Format?

DOCX is a well-known format for Microsoft Word documents. Introduced from 2007 with the release of Microsoft Office 2007, the structure of this new Document format was changed from plain binary to a combination of XML and binary files. Docx files can be opened with Word 2007 and lateral versions but not with the earlier versions of MS Word which support DOC file extensions.

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