Why to Convert MSG to PCL
MSG is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails. It is a proprietary format and is not supported by many other applications. PCL is a printer control language used by many printers to control the printing process. It is a widely used format and is supported by many applications. Therefore, it is often necessary to convert MSG files to PCL format in order to make them compatible with other applications.
How Aspose.Total Helps for MSG to PCL 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 a comprehensive set of APIs to automate the conversion process from MSG to PCL. It includes Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET APIs that make this conversion 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 PCL format. This makes it easy for Python developers to add MSG to PCL conversion feature within their application.
How to Convert MSG to PCL 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 PCL 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
andpip 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