Export MSG to XPS via .NET
.NET API to Render MSG to XPS on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
As a .NET developer, you may be looking for a way to add MSG to XPS conversion features to your applications. If so, Aspose.Total for .NET file format manipulation APIs are the perfect solution. Aspose.Total for .NET is a comprehensive suite of APIs that allow you to manipulate a variety of file formats, including MSG and XPS.
The process of converting MSG to XPS involves two steps. First, you can use Aspose.Email for .NET to convert the MSG file format to HTML. This API provides a range of features that make it easy to convert MSG files to HTML, including the ability to preserve attachments, embedded images, and other data.
Once you have converted the MSG file to HTML, you can use Aspose.Words for .NET to render the HTML to XPS. This API provides a range of features that make it easy to render HTML to XPS, including the ability to preserve formatting, layout, and other data.
By using Aspose.Total for .NET, you can easily add MSG to XPS conversion features to your applications. This comprehensive suite of APIs makes it easy to manipulate a variety of file formats, including MSG and XPS. With Aspose.Email for .NET, you can convert MSG files to HTML, and with Aspose.Words for .NET, you can render HTML to XPS.
C# API to Convert MSG to XPS
- Open MSG file using MailMessage class
- Convert MSG to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to XPS format using Save method and set Xps 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.Xps
document.Save("output.xps", SaveFormat.Xps);
Parse MSG File via .NET
Before converting MSG to XPS, 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 XPS Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from MSG to XPS, 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.Xps
document.Save("output.xps", SaveFormat.Xps);