How to convert DOCX, RTF to HTML (Fixed and Flowing modes) in C# and .NET


    This sample shows difference between Fixed-HTML and Flowing-HTML.

Complete code

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            FixedAndFlowingHtml();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// This sample shows difference between Fixed-HTML and Flowing-HTML.
        /// </summary>
        static void FixedAndFlowingHtml()
        {
            // This file is necessary to get DOCX content as byte array.
            string inpFile = @"..\..\..\example.docx";
            string htmlFixedFile = @"Fixed.html";
            string htmlFlowingFile = @"Flowing.html";

            RtfToHtml r = new RtfToHtml();

            // 1. Convert to HTML-fixed.
            // The HTML in the fixed mode represents HTML document with pages and elements positioned by (x,y).
            try
            {
                r.Convert(inpFile, htmlFixedFile, new RtfToHtml.HtmlFixedSaveOptions() { Title = "Fixed", PageMargins = 20f });
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Conversion failed! {ex.Message}");
            }

            // 2. Convert to HTML-Flowing.
            // The HTML in the flowing mode represents HTML document like a created by a human
            // extended by a whole browser width.
            try
            {
                r.Convert(inpFile, htmlFlowingFile, new RtfToHtml.HtmlFlowingSaveOptions() { Title = "Flowing"});
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Conversion failed! {ex.Message}");
            }


            // Open the results.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(htmlFixedFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(htmlFlowingFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}

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Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft

Namespace Example
	Friend Class Program
		Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
			FixedAndFlowingHtml()
		End Sub
		''' <summary>
		''' This sample shows difference between Fixed-HTML and Flowing-HTML.
		''' </summary>
		Private Shared Sub FixedAndFlowingHtml()
			' This file is necessary to get DOCX content as byte array.
			Dim inpFile As String = "..\..\..\example.docx"
			Dim htmlFixedFile As String = "Fixed.html"
			Dim htmlFlowingFile As String = "Flowing.html"

			Dim r As New RtfToHtml()

			' 1. Convert to HTML-fixed.
			' The HTML in the fixed mode represents HTML document with pages and elements positioned by (x,y).
			Try
				r.Convert(inpFile, htmlFixedFile, new RtfToHtml.HtmlFixedSaveOptions() With {
					.Title = "Fixed",
					.PageMargins = 20F
				})
			Catch ex As Exception
				Console.WriteLine($"Conversion failed! {ex.Message}")
			End Try

			' 2. Convert to HTML-Flowing.
			' The HTML in the flowing mode represents HTML document like a created by a human
			' extended by a whole browser width.
			Try
				r.Convert(inpFile, htmlFlowingFile, New RtfToHtml.HtmlFlowingSaveOptions() With {.Title = "Flowing"})
			Catch ex As Exception
				Console.WriteLine($"Conversion failed! {ex.Message}")
			End Try


			' Open the results.
			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(htmlFixedFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(htmlFlowingFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace

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