ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Convert RTF Email with Attachments to PDF

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ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Convert RTF Email with Attachments to PDF

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How to convert RTF email with attachments to PDF in C# and ByteScout PDF SDK

How to code in C# to convert RTF email with attachments to PDF with this step-by-step tutorial

The coding tutorials are designed to help you test the features without need to write your own code. Want to convert RTF email with attachments to PDF in your C# app? ByteScout PDF SDK is designed for it. ByteScout PDF SDK is the library for pdf documents generation, modification and updates. Can also generate and fill PDF forms. Provides support for text (fonts, style, size, font family), layers, pdf form fields, vector and raster drawings.

C# code samples for C# developers help to speed up coding of your application when using ByteScout PDF SDK. This C# sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! Use of ByteScout PDF SDK in C# is also explained in the documentation included along with the product.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using Bytescout.PDF;
using Bytescout.PDF.Converters;

using Font = Bytescout.PDF.Font;
using SolidBrush = Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush;

namespace EmailToPDF_HTMLEmailWithAttachments
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                // Parse MessageContents using MsgReader Library
                // MsgReader library can be obtained from: https://github.com/Sicos1977/MSGReader
                using (var msg = new MsgReader.Outlook.Storage.Message("RtfSampleEmailWithAttachment.msg"))
                {
                    // Get Sender information
                    var from = msg.GetEmailSender(false, false);

                    // Message sent datetime
                    var sentOn = msg.SentOn;

                    // Recipient To information
                    var recipientsTo = msg.GetEmailRecipients(MsgReader.Outlook.RecipientType.To, false, false);

                    // Recipient CC information
                    var recipientsCc = msg.GetEmailRecipients(MsgReader.Outlook.RecipientType.Cc, false, false);

                    // Message subject
                    var subject = msg.Subject;

                    // Get Message Body
                    var msgBody = msg.BodyRtf;

                    // Convert RTF to HTML
                    msgBody = RtfPipe.Rtf.ToHtml(msgBody);

                    // Prepare PDF docuemnt
                    using (Document outputDocument = new Document())
                    {
                        // Add registration keys
                        outputDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
                        outputDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";

                        // Add page
                        Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
                        outputDocument.Pages.Add(page);

                        // Add sample content
                        Font font = new Font(StandardFonts.Times, 12);
                        Brush brush = new SolidBrush();

                        // Add Email contents
                        int topMargin = 20;
                        page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;File Name: {msg.FileName}", font, brush, 20, (topMargin += 20));
                        page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;From: {from}", font, brush, 20, (topMargin += 20));
                        page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;Sent On: {(sentOn.HasValue ? sentOn.Value.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm") : "")}", font, brush, 20, (topMargin += 20));
                        page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;To: {recipientsTo}", font, brush, 20, (topMargin += 20));

                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(recipientsCc))
                        {
                            page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;CC: {recipientsCc}", font, brush, 20, (topMargin += 20));
                        }

                        page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;Subject: {subject}", font, brush, 20, (topMargin += 20));
                        page.Canvas.DrawString("Message body and attachments in next page.", font, brush, 20, (topMargin += 20));

                        // Convert Html body to PDF in order to retain all formatting.
                        using (HtmlToPdfConverter converter = new HtmlToPdfConverter())
                        {
                            converter.PageSize = PaperKind.A4;
                            converter.Orientation = Bytescout.PDF.Converters.PaperOrientation.Portrait;

                            // Convert input HTML to stream
                            byte[] byteArrayBody = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(msgBody);
                            MemoryStream inputStream = new MemoryStream(byteArrayBody);

                            // Create output stream to store generated PDF file
                            MemoryStream outputStream = new MemoryStream();

                            // Convert HTML to PDF
                            converter.ConvertHtmlToPdf(inputStream, outputStream);

                            // Create new document from generated output stream
                            Document docContent = new Document(outputStream);

                            // Append all pages to main PDF
                            foreach (Page item in docContent.Pages)
                            {
                                outputDocument.Pages.Add(item);
                            }

                            // Get attachments from message (if any, and append to document)
                            if (msg.Attachments.Count > 0)
                            {
                                foreach (MsgReader.Outlook.Storage.Attachment itmAttachment in msg.Attachments)
                                {
                                    // Get Memory Stream
                                    MemoryStream attachmentMemoryStream = new MemoryStream(itmAttachment.Data);

                                    // Append Attachment
                                    Document docAttachment = new Document(attachmentMemoryStream);

                                    // Append all pages to main PDF
                                    foreach (Page item in docAttachment.Pages)
                                    {
                                        outputDocument.Pages.Add(item);
                                    }
                                }
                            }

                            // Save output file
                            outputDocument.Save("result.pdf");
                        }

                        // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
                        ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
                        processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
                        Process.Start(processStartInfo);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Press enter key to exit...");
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }

    }
}

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packages.config

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<packages>
  <package id="MsgReader" version="3.4.0" targetFramework="net45" />
  <package id="OpenMcdf" version="2.2.1.3" targetFramework="net45" />
  <package id="RtfPipe" version="1.0.0.23" targetFramework="net45" />
</packages>