Convert RTF file to HTML string in C# and .NET


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)
        {
            ConvertRtfToHtml();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts RTF file to HTML string.
        /// </summary>
        static void ConvertRtfToHtml()
        {
            string inpFile = @"..\..\..\example.rtf";
            string htmlString = String.Empty;
            
            RtfToHtml r = new RtfToHtml();

            using (StreamReader inpReader = new StreamReader(inpFile))
            {
                using (MemoryStream resultStream = new MemoryStream())
                {
                    r.Convert(inpReader.BaseStream, resultStream, new RtfToHtml.HtmlFixedSaveOptions() { Title = "SautinSoft Example." });
                    htmlString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(resultStream.ToArray());
                }
            }            

            // This file is necessary only to show the result.
            string outfile = Path.GetFullPath("Result.html");
            File.WriteAllText(outfile, htmlString);

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outfile) { 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)
			ConvertRtfToHtml()
		End Sub
		''' <summary>
		''' Converts RTF file to HTML string.
		''' </summary>
		Private Shared Sub ConvertRtfToHtml()
			Dim inpFile As String = "..\..\..\example.rtf"
			Dim htmlString As String = String.Empty

			Dim r As New RtfToHtml()

			Using inpReader As New StreamReader(inpFile)
				Using resultStream As New MemoryStream()
					r.Convert(inpReader.BaseStream, resultStream, new RtfToHtml.HtmlFixedSaveOptions() With {.Title = "SautinSoft Example."})
					htmlString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(resultStream.ToArray())
				End Using
			End Using

			' This file is necessary only to show the result.
			Dim outfile As String = Path.GetFullPath("Result.html")
			File.WriteAllText(outfile, htmlString)

			' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outfile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace

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