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

Learn to code in C# to convert html email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk with this step-by-step tutorial

Quickly learn how to convert html email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk in C# with this sample source code. ByteScout Premium Suite is the bundle that includes twelve SDK products from ByteScout including tools and components for PDF, barcodes, spreadsheets, screen video recording. It can convert html email with attachments to pdf with pdf sdk in C#.

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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("HtmlSampleEmailWithAttachment.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.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));
                        }

                        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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Program_Core.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
            {
                // Registering encoding provider for .net core solution
                System.Text.EncodingProvider encodingProvider = System.Text.CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance;
                Encoding.RegisterProvider(encodingProvider);

                // Parse MessageContents using MsgReader Library
                // MsgReader library can be obtained from: https://github.com/Sicos1977/MSGReader
                using (var msg = new MsgReader.Outlook.Storage.Message("HtmlSampleEmailWithAttachment.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.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));
                        }

                        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" />
</packages>