Export MSG to DOCX via .NET
.NET API to Render MSG to DOCX on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
As a .NET developer, you may need to add MSG to DOCX conversion features to your applications. To do this, you can use the powerful file format manipulation APIs provided by Aspose.Total for .NET. Aspose.Email for .NET is a great tool for converting MSG files to HTML. This is done by using the MSG to HTML conversion feature of the API. After that, Aspose.Words for .NET can be used to render HTML to DOCX. This is done by using the HTML to DOCX conversion feature of the API.
The APIs provided by Aspose.Total for .NET are easy to use and provide a wide range of features. They are designed to be highly efficient and reliable, and can be used to quickly and easily convert MSG files to DOCX. The APIs also provide a range of other features, such as the ability to manipulate and convert a variety of other file formats, including PDF, XLSX, PPTX, and more.
Overall, Aspose.Total for .NET is a great choice for .NET developers who need to add MSG to DOCX conversion features to their applications. The APIs are easy to use and provide a wide range of features, making them an ideal choice for quickly and easily converting MSG files to DOCX.
C# API to Convert MSG to DOCX
- Open MSG file using MailMessage class
- Convert MSG to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to DOCX format using Save method and set Docx 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 .
MailMessage message = MailMessage.Load("sourceFile.msg");
// save MSG 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 MSG File via .NET
Before converting MSG to DOCX, if you want to make sure that you are converting the correct email, you can load MSG 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 DOCX Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from MSG to DOCX, 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);