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

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

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How to convert text email with attachments to PDF in C# using ByteScout PDF SDK

Write code in C# to convert text email with attachments to PDF with this step-by-step tutorial

The sample source codes on this page shows how to convert text email with attachments to PDF in C#. Want to convert text 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.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF SDK for C# plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to convert text email with attachments to PDF. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instruction. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample codes in C#.

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Program.cs

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

namespace EmailToPDF_TextEmailWithAttachments
{
    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("TxtSampleEmailWithAttachment.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);

                    #region Generate and save html

                    // Get Html
                    HtmlGenerator oHtmlGenerator = new HtmlGenerator();
                    oHtmlGenerator.Title = {code}quot;Subject: {msg.Subject}";

                    oHtmlGenerator.AddParagraphBodyItem({code}quot;File Name: {msg.FileName}");
                    oHtmlGenerator.AddParagraphBodyItem({code}quot;From: {from}");
                    oHtmlGenerator.AddParagraphBodyItem({code}quot;Sent On: {(sentOn.HasValue ? sentOn.Value.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm") : "")}");
                    oHtmlGenerator.AddParagraphBodyItem({code}quot;To: {recipientsTo}");
                    oHtmlGenerator.AddParagraphBodyItem({code}quot;Subject: {msg.Subject}");

                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(recipientsCc))
                    {
                        oHtmlGenerator.AddParagraphBodyItem({code}quot;CC: {recipientsCc}");
                    }

                    oHtmlGenerator.AddRawBodyItem("<hr/>");

                    var msgBodySplitted = msg.BodyText.Split("\n".ToCharArray());

                    foreach (var itmBody in msgBodySplitted)
                    {
                        oHtmlGenerator.AddParagraphBodyItem(itmBody);
                    }

                    // Generate Html
                    oHtmlGenerator.SaveHtml("result.html");

                    #endregion

                    using (HtmlToPdfConverter converter = new HtmlToPdfConverter())
                    {
                        converter.PageSize = PaperKind.A4;
                        converter.Orientation = Bytescout.PDF.Converters.PaperOrientation.Portrait;

                        converter.ConvertHtmlToPdf("result.html", "result.pdf");

                        // Get attachments from message (if any, and append to document)
                        if (msg.Attachments.Count > 0)
                        {
                            using (Document outputDocument = new Document("result.pdf"))
                            {
                                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);
                                    }
                                }
                                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();
            }
        }
    }



    /// <summary>
    /// Html Generator class
    /// </summary>
    class HtmlGenerator
    {
        #region Constructor

        public HtmlGenerator()
        {
            this.StrBodyItems = new List<string>();
        }

        #endregion

        #region Variable Declarations

        public string Title { get; set; }
        private List<string> StrBodyItems { get; set; }

        #endregion

        #region Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Add Body Item
        /// </summary>
        public void AddRawBodyItem(string strBodyItem)
        {
            StrBodyItems.Add(strBodyItem);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Add Paragraph body item
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="strText"></param>
        public void AddParagraphBodyItem(string strText)
        {
            StrBodyItems.Add(string.Format("<p style=''>{0}</p>", strText));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets Generated Html
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public string GetHtml()
        {
            StringBuilder oRetHtml = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);

            oRetHtml.Append("<html>");

            oRetHtml.Append("<head>");
            oRetHtml.AppendFormat("<title>{0}</title>", Title);
            oRetHtml.Append(@"<style>p {
                                    line-height: 107.9 %;
                                    margin-bottom: 13pt;
                                    font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif';
                                    font-size: 15pt;
                                    margin-top: 0;
                                    margin-left: 0;
                                    margin-right: 0;
                            }</style>");
            oRetHtml.Append("</head>");

            oRetHtml.Append("<body>");
            foreach (var itemBody in StrBodyItems)
            {
                oRetHtml.Append(itemBody);
            }
            oRetHtml.Append("</body>");

            oRetHtml.Append("</html>");

            return oRetHtml.ToString();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Save all Html
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="fileName"></param>
        public void SaveHtml(string fileName)
        {
            var allHtml = GetHtml();
            System.IO.File.WriteAllText(fileName, allHtml);
        }

        #endregion

    }

}

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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" />
</packages>