Convert MSG to FLATOPC using Python

MSG to FLATOPC conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word^® or Outlook.

Why to Convert MSG to FLATOPC?

MSG is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails, contacts, tasks, calendar items, and other data. It is a binary file format that is not easily readable by other applications. FLATOPC is a file format used by Microsoft Word to store documents in a single file. It is an XML-based format that is easily readable by other applications. Therefore, it is necessary to convert MSG files to FLATOPC format in order to make them readable by other applications.

How Aspose.Total Helps for MSG to FLATOPC Conversion?

Aspose.Total for Python via .NET is a full package of various APIs dealing different formats including Email, Images and Microsoft Word formats. It provides two APIs, Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET, which makes the conversion of MSG to FLATOPC easy using Python. It is a two step process, firstly load Email and render it into HTML via Aspose.Email for Python via .NET. Secondly load the converted HTML using Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and save it into respective Word FLATOPC format. This process helps to automate the conversion process and makes it easier for Python developers to add MSG to FLATOPC conversion feature within their application.

How to Convert MSG to FLATOPC in Python

Open the source MSG file using MailMessage.load class
Call the save method while specifying output HTML file path and relevant HTML Save options as parameter. So your MSG file is converted to HTML at the specified path
Now Load the saved HTML file using Document
Call the save method with relevant file path. So finally the MSG is converted

Conversion Requirements

For MSG to FLATOPC conversion, Python 3.5 or later is required
Reference APIs within the project directly from PyPI ( Aspose.Words and Aspose.Email )
Or use the following pip command pip install aspose.words and pip install Aspose.Email-for-Python-via-NET
Moreover, Microsoft Windows or Linux based OS (see more for Words and Email ) and for Linux check additional requirements for gcc and libpython and follow step by step instructions INSTALL

Save MSG To FLATOPC in Python

	import aspose.words as aw


	msg= MailMessage.load(dir + "msgtemplate.msg")
	msg.save("htmloutput.html", SaveOptions.default_html)

	doc = aw.Document("htmloutput.html")
	doc.save("emailtoword.docx")

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