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How to convert HTML email to PDF in VB.NET with ByteScout PDF SDK

How to convert HTML email to PDF in VB.NET

This sample source code below will demonstrate you how to convert HTML email to PDF in VB.NET. ByteScout PDF SDK: the SDK 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. It can convert HTML email to PDF in VB.NET.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF SDK for VB.NET plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to convert HTML email to PDF. Follow the instructions from the scratch to work and copy the VB.NET code. Implementing VB.NET application typically includes multiple stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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Program.vb

      Imports System.Drawing.Printing
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports Bytescout.PDF
Imports Bytescout.PDF.Converters

Imports Font = Bytescout.PDF.Font
Imports SolidBrush = Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush

Module Program

    Sub Main()

        Try
            ' Parse MessageContents using MsgReader Library
            ' MsgReader library can be obtained from: https://github.com/Sicos1977/MSGReader
            Using msg = New MsgReader.Outlook.Storage.Message("HtmlSampleEmail.msg")

                ' Get Sender information
                Dim from = msg.GetEmailSender(False, False)

                ' Message sent datetime
                Dim sentOn = msg.SentOn

                ' Recipient To information
                Dim recipientsTo = msg.GetEmailRecipients(MsgReader.Outlook.RecipientType.[To], False, False)

                ' Recipient CC information
                Dim recipientsCc = msg.GetEmailRecipients(MsgReader.Outlook.RecipientType.Cc, False, False)

                ' Recipient BCC information
                Dim recipientBcc = msg.GetEmailRecipients(MsgReader.Outlook.RecipientType.Bcc, False, False)

                ' Message subject
                Dim subject = msg.Subject

                ' Get Message Body
                Dim msgBody = msg.BodyHtml

                ' Prepare PDF docuemnt
                Using outputDocument As Document = New Document()

                    ' Add registration keys
                    outputDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
                    outputDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"

                    ' Add page
                    Dim page As Page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4)
                    outputDocument.Pages.Add(page)

                    ' Default font and brush
                    Dim font As Font = New Font(StandardFonts.Times, 12)
                    Dim brush As Brush = New SolidBrush()

                    ' Add Email contents
                    Dim topMargin As Integer = 0
                    topMargin += 20
                    page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;File Name: {msg.FileName}", font, brush, 20, topMargin)

                    topMargin += 20
                    page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;From: {from}", font, brush, 20, topMargin)

                    topMargin += 20
                    page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;Sent On: {(If(sentOn.HasValue, sentOn.Value.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm"), ""))}", font, brush, 20, topMargin)

                    topMargin += 20
                    page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;To: {recipientsTo}", font, brush, 20, topMargin)

                    If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(recipientsCc) Then
                        topMargin += 20
                        page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;CC: {recipientsCc}", font, brush, 20, topMargin)
                    End If

                    If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(recipientBcc) Then
                        topMargin += 20
                        page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;BCC: {recipientBcc}", font, brush, 20, topMargin)
                    End If

                    topMargin += 20
                    page.Canvas.DrawString({code}quot;Subject: {subject}", font, brush, 20, topMargin)

                    topMargin += 20
                    page.Canvas.DrawString("Message body in next page.", font, brush, 20, topMargin)

                    ' Convert Html body to PDF in order to retain all formatting.
                    Using converter As HtmlToPdfConverter = New HtmlToPdfConverter()

                        converter.PageSize = PaperKind.A4
                        converter.Orientation = Bytescout.PDF.Converters.PaperOrientation.Portrait

                        ' Convert input HTML to stream
                        Dim byteArrayBody As Byte() = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(msgBody)
                        Dim inputStream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream(byteArrayBody)

                        ' Create output stream to store generated PDF file
                        Using outputStream = New MemoryStream()
                            ' Convert HTML to PDF
                            converter.ConvertHtmlToPdf(inputStream, outputStream)

                            ' Create new document from generated output stream
                            Dim docContent As Document = New Document(outputStream)

                            ' Append all pages to main PDF
                            For Each item As Page In docContent.Pages
                                outputDocument.Pages.Add(item)
                            Next

                            ' Open output file
                            outputDocument.Save("result.pdf")

                            ' Open output file
                            Process.Start("result.pdf")

                        End Using
                    End Using
                End Using
            End Using

        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
            Console.WriteLine("Press enter key to exit...")
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Try

    End Sub

End Module

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packages.config

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<packages>
  <package id="MsgReader" version="3.4.1" targetFramework="net45" />
  <package id="OpenMcdf" version="2.2.1.3" targetFramework="net45" />
</packages>