Is it possible to export a Word document to a string of HTML without saving as file to disk?
Yes, it is possible to export a Word document to a string of HTML without saving it as a file to disk.
Please refer to the below UG link to learn more about Word to HTML conversion.
The following code example shows how to save a Word document template as a string of HTML without saving it as a file.
C#
// Loads an existing Word document.
WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument(filePath);
// Creates a new MemoryStream to save the Word document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
// Saves and closes the WordDocument instance.
wordDocument.Save(stream, FormatType.Html);
wordDocument.Close();
stream.Position = 0;
// Converts stream to string.
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream);
string htmlString = reader.ReadToEnd();
stream.Dispose();
reader.Dispose();
// Displays the resultant HTML string in MessageBox.
MessageBox.Show(htmlString);
VB
' Loads an existing Word document.
Dim wordDocument As WordDocument = New WordDocument(filePath)
' Creates a new MemoryStream to save the Word document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream()
' Saves and closes the WordDocument instance.
wordDocument.Save(stream, FormatType.Html)
wordDocument.Close()
stream.Position = 0
' Converts stream to string.
Dim reader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(stream)
Dim HtmlString As String = reader.ReadToEnd()
stream.Dispose()
reader.Dispose()
' Displays the resultant HTML string in MessageBox.
MessageBox.Show(htmlString)
The output window looks like the following:
The following sample with the above codes demonstrates how to save a Word document template as a string of HTML without saving it as a file using Essential® DocIO.
Conclusion
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