C# Is that possible to Convert byte containing .rtf document to byte containing pdf

Question

I'm trying to send Email where content is a rtf document in database (column BLOB).

So, I get my document in byte type from my DB, but then I don't know how to convert the rtf content into a readable text for an Email.

byte[] text = itm.Doc;

body= "<html><body>";

using (var file = new MemoryStream(text))
using (var reader = new StreamReader(file))
{
    reader.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
    while (!reader.EndOfStream)
    {
        body+= reader.ReadLine();
    }
}

But this of course, give me a rtf text, as the actual content of 'byte[] text'.

Can I convert my byte, containing rtf, to a byte containg pdf?

Thank you.

Instead of the 'string plainText = rtBox.Text;'? I have juste 'System.String[]' in the mail... — provençal le breton, Apr 23 '13 at 14:37
No good result either. I think I must change Encoding of text, and then enter in my loop. — provençal le breton, Apr 23 '13 at 14:58
Check this question also. May be it will help you: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/439301/convert-rtf-to-html. — Vladimir, Apr 23 '13 at 15:07
@Zaphod did you ever figure this out? I'm looking to do the same thing, rtf as oracle blob to pdf. thanks — trueimage, May 26 '15 at 21:04

Vladimir · Answer 1 · 2013-04-23T14:51:07.763

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Here is the guide to convert rtf to plain text:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/cc488002.aspx

Update:
Try StreamReader.ReadToEnd() like this:

using (var reader = new StreamReader(file))
{
  reader.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
  body += reader.ReadToEnd();
}

rtBox.Rtf = body;
string[] lines = rtBox.Lines;

mail.Body = "<html><body>" + string.Join("<br/>", lines) + "</body></html>";

edited Apr 23 '13 at 14:51

answered Apr 23 '13 at 13:40

Vladimir

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Here, you got a local file. I have a rtf file, store as blob in DB, and as a byte[] into my code. That is different or i'm totally blind. – provençal le breton Apr 23 '13 at 13:52
`string rtfText = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(path)` from sample is analogous to your `body += reader.ReadLine()`, if i am not mistaken. – Vladimir Apr 23 '13 at 13:54
Indeed, but the text doesn't have the lineBreak, it is just the full text without spaces... Edit first post. – provençal le breton Apr 23 '13 at 14:05
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@VladimirFrolov: That is not analogous. `ReadLine` swallows the newline. – leppie Apr 23 '13 at 14:15

C# Is that possible to Convert byte containing .rtf document to byte containing pdf

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