Why to Convert OFT to WORDML
For a Python developer, who is trying to add a OFT to WORDML conversion feature within application, it is important to understand why this conversion is necessary. OFT (Outlook Template) is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store email messages, contacts, calendar items, tasks, notes, and other Outlook items. WORDML (Word Markup Language) is an XML-based file format used by Microsoft Word to store documents. It is important to convert OFT to WORDML in order to make the Outlook items compatible with Microsoft Word.
How Aspose.Total helps for OFT to WORDML Conversion
Aspose.Total for Python via .NET API can help to automate the conversion process. It is a full package of various APIs dealing different formats including Email, Images and Microsoft Word formats. Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET APIs that are part of Aspose.Total for Python via .NET package makes 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 WORDML format. This process is simple and efficient and can be easily integrated into any Python application.
How to Convert OFT to WORDML in Python
- Open the source OFT file using MailMessage.load class
- Call the
save
method while specifying output HTML file path and relevant HTML Save options as parameter. So your OFT 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 OFT is converted
Conversion Requirements
- For OFT to WORDML 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