Export OFT to PNG via .NET
.NET API to Render OFT to PNG on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
Aspose.Total for .NET is a comprehensive suite of APIs that enables .NET developers to add powerful file format manipulation features to their applications. With Aspose.Total for .NET, you can easily convert OFT files to PNG. The process involves two steps. First, you need to use Aspose.Email for .NET to convert the OFT file format to HTML. Then, you can use Aspose.Words for .NET to render the HTML to PNG.
Aspose.Email for .NET is a powerful API that enables you to manipulate Outlook message files. It provides a wide range of features that allow you to read, write, and convert Outlook message files. It also supports a variety of file formats, including OFT. With Aspose.Email for .NET, you can easily convert OFT files to HTML.
Aspose.Words for .NET is a powerful API that enables you to manipulate Word documents. It provides a wide range of features that allow you to read, write, and convert Word documents. It also supports a variety of file formats, including HTML. With Aspose.Words for .NET, you can easily render HTML to PNG.
In conclusion, Aspose.Total for .NET is the perfect solution for .NET developers who need to add OFT to PNG conversion features to their applications. With Aspose.Email for .NET, you can convert OFT files to HTML. Then, with Aspose.Words for .NET, you can render HTML to PNG.
C# API to Convert OFT to PNG
- Open OFT file using MailMessage class
- Convert OFT to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to PNG format using Save method and set Png 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.oft");
// save OFT 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.Png
document.Save("output.png", SaveFormat.Png);
Parse OFT File via .NET
Before converting OFT to PNG, if you want to make sure that you are converting the correct email, you can load OFT 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.oft");
// check for SenderName
if(outlookMessageFile.SenderName == "John"){
//proceed with conversion process
}
Restrict PNG Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from OFT to PNG, 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.Png
document.Save("output.png", SaveFormat.Png);