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How to convert email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk in C# using ByteScout Premium Suite

How to write a robust code in C# to convert email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk with this step-by-step tutorial

Sample source code below will display you how to manage a complex task like convert email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk in C#. ByteScout Premium Suite is the set that includes 12 SDK products from ByteScout including tools and components for PDF, barcodes, spreadsheets, screen video recording and you can use it to convert email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk with C#.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do convert email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk in C# with the help of ByteScout Premium Suite. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instructions. Applying C# application mostly includes various 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.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_EmailWithAttachment
{
    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("EmailWithAttachments.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);

                    // Recipient BCC information
                    var recipientBcc = msg.GetEmailRecipients(MsgReader.Outlook.RecipientType.Bcc, false, false);

                    // Message subject
                    var subject = msg.Subject;
                    
                    // Get Message Body
                    var msgBody = msg.BodyHtml;

                    // 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));
                        }

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

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

                            // Get all inline attachment, and replace them
                            foreach (MsgReader.Outlook.Storage.Attachment itmAttachment in msg.Attachments)
                            {
                                if (itmAttachment.IsInline)
                                {
                                    var oData = itmAttachment.Data;
                                    var dataBase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(oData);

                                    // Replace within email
                                    msgBody = msgBody.Replace({code}quot;src=\"{itmAttachment.FileName}\"", {code}quot;src=\"{ "data:image/jpeg;base64," + dataBase64}\"");
                                }
                            }

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

                            // Create output stream to store generated PDF file
                            using (var 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);
                                }

                                // Apped all other attachments
                                foreach (MsgReader.Outlook.Storage.Attachment itmAttachment in msg.Attachments)
                                {
                                    if (!itmAttachment.IsInline)
                                    {
                                        // Attachment is image, so adding accordingly
                                        var pageAttachment = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
                                        Canvas canvas = pageAttachment.Canvas;

                                        var oAttachmentStream = new MemoryStream(itmAttachment.Data);
                                        Image imageAttachment = new Image(oAttachmentStream);

                                        canvas.DrawImage(imageAttachment, 20, 20);

                                        // Add attachment
                                        outputDocument.Pages.Add(pageAttachment);
                                    }
                                }

                                // 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" />
</packages>