Export MSG to DOTM via .NET
.NET API to Render MSG to DOTM on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
As a .NET developer, you may need to add MSG to DOTM conversion features inside your applications. To do this, you can use the powerful file format manipulation APIs provided by 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.
To convert MSG to DOTM, you can use Aspose.Email for .NET and Aspose.Words for .NET. Aspose.Email for .NET is a powerful API that enables you to convert MSG files to HTML. It provides a wide range of features for manipulating MSG files, such as reading, writing, and converting MSG files. After converting the MSG file to HTML, you can use Aspose.Words for .NET to render the HTML to DOTM. Aspose.Words for .NET is a powerful API that enables you to create, edit, and convert various document formats, such as DOC, DOCX, HTML, and DOTM. It provides a wide range of features for manipulating documents, such as creating, editing, and converting documents.
By using Aspose.Total for .NET, you can easily convert MSG to DOTM. It provides a comprehensive set of features for manipulating various file formats, such as MSG, HTML, and DOTM. Aspose.Email for .NET enables you to convert MSG files to HTML, and Aspose.Words for .NET enables you to render HTML to DOTM. With these powerful APIs, you can easily add MSG to DOTM conversion features inside your applications.
C# API to Convert MSG to DOTM
- Open MSG file using MailMessage class
- Convert MSG to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to DOTM format using Save method and set Dotm 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"); | |
| // DOC, DOCM, DOT, DOTM, DOTX, FlatOPC, ODT, OTT, RTF, TXT, XPS | |
| document.Save("output.docx", SaveFormat.Docx); |
Parse MSG File via .NET
Before converting MSG to DOTM, 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"); | |
| if(outlookMessageFile.SenderName == "John"){ | |
| //proceed with conversion process | |
| } |
Restrict DOTM Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from MSG to DOTM, 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.Dotm
document.Save("output.dotm", SaveFormat.Dotm);
Transforming MSG File to DOTM Programmatically : Use Cases
MSG (Microsoft Message Format) files are used to store text-based messages, making them ideal for creating simple communication protocols. However, when working with complex data formats, .dotm files become essential for data visualization and analysis.
The conversion of MSG files into .dotm formats is necessary to unlock the full potential of your visualizations and analyses capabilities. This conversion enables you to:
Use Cases:
- Event Planning: Convert MSG files to create interactive event schedules, track RSVPs, and manage registrations.
- Team Collaboration: Use .dotm files to visualize team performance metrics, track progress, and optimize workflows.
- Social Media Monitoring: Convert MSG files to analyze social media conversations, sentiment analysis, and trends in real-time.
- Sales Enablement: Use .dotm files to create interactive sales presentations, product demos, and training materials.
- Customer Support: Convert MSG files to generate automated support tickets, track customer issues, and measure resolution rates.