Export MSG to DOTX via .NET
.NET API to Render MSG to DOTX on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
As a .NET developer, you may need to add MSG to DOTX conversion features to 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 comprehensive suite of APIs that enables developers to work with a wide range of file formats, including MSG and DOTX.
Aspose.Email for .NET is a powerful API that enables you to convert MSG files to HTML. It provides a wide range of features, such as the ability to read and write MSG files, convert MSG to HTML, and more. With Aspose.Email for .NET, you can easily convert MSG files to HTML with just a few lines of code.
Once you have converted the MSG file to HTML, you can use Aspose.Words for .NET to render the HTML to DOTX. Aspose.Words for .NET is a powerful API that enables you to create, edit, and convert a wide range of document formats, including DOTX. With Aspose.Words for .NET, you can easily render HTML to DOTX with just a few lines of code.
In conclusion, Aspose.Total for .NET is the perfect solution for .NET developers who need to add MSG to DOTX conversion features to their applications. With Aspose.Email for .NET, you can easily convert MSG files to HTML, and with Aspose.Words for .NET, you can render HTML to DOTX. With these powerful APIs, you can quickly and easily add MSG to DOTX conversion features to your applications.
C# API to Convert MSG to DOTX
- Open MSG file using MailMessage class
- Convert MSG to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to DOTX format using Save method and set Dotx as SaveFormat
Get Started with .NET File Format APIs
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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.Dotx
document.Save("output.dotx", SaveFormat.Dotx);
Parse MSG File via .NET
Before converting MSG to DOTX, 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 DOTX Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from MSG to DOTX, 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.Dotx
document.Save("output.dotx", SaveFormat.Dotx);