Why to Convert MSG to XPS?
MSG is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails, contacts, tasks, and other items. It is a proprietary format and is not supported by many other applications. XPS is an open standard format developed by Microsoft and is supported by many applications. Converting MSG to XPS allows users to view and share the content of MSG files with other applications.
How Aspose.Total helps for MSG to XPS 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 includes Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET APIs that makes the conversion of MSG to XPS 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 XPS format. This process can be automated using the API and can be used to convert multiple MSG files to XPS format.
How to Convert MSG to XPS 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 XPS 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