Convert RTF to HTML in WPF

2012-10-15 07:24:19 Written by Koohji

This section will show you a detail solution to easily convert RTF to HTML in your WPF application via a .NET Word component. Only two lines of core code in total will be used to realize your RTF to HTML task in this solution.

Spire.Doc for WPF, as a professional MS Word component on WPF, enables you to accomplish RTF to HTML task through following two methods: Document.LoadFromFile(string fileName, FileFormat fileFormat) called to load your RTF file from system and Document. SaveToFile(string ilename, FileFormat fileFormat) is used to save the RTF file as HTML.

Now, you can download Spire.Doc for WPF and then, view the effect of RTF to HTML task as below picture:

RTF to HTML

Sample Code:

[C#]
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;

namespace wpfrtftohtml
{
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            //Load RTF file
            Document document = new Document();
            document.LoadFromFile(@"..\wpfrtftohtml.rtf", FileFormat.Rtf);
            //Convert rtf to html
            document.SaveToFile("rtftohtml.html", FileFormat.Html);
        }
    }
}
[VB.NET]
Imports Spire.Doc
Imports Spire.Doc.Documents

Namespace wpfrtftohtml
    
    Public Class MainWindow
        Inherits Window
        Public Sub New()
            MyBase.New
            InitializeComponent
        End Sub
        
        Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
            'Load RTF file
            Dim document As Document = New Document
            document.LoadFromFile("..\wpfrtftohtml.rtf", FileFormat.Rtf)
            'Convert rtf to html
            document.SaveToFile("rtftohtml.html", FileFormat.Html)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

A CSV (Comma Separated Values) file is a plain text file that contains data separated by commas. It is widely used to import or export data from one application to another. In some cases, you might need to do conversions between CSV and Excel. In this article, you will learn how to implement this function programmatically in C# and VB.NET using Spire.XLS for .NET library.

Install Spire.XLS for .NET

To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.XLS for .NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.

PM> Install-Package Spire.XLS 

Convert Excel to CSV in C# and VB.NET

The following are the steps to convert Excel to CSV:

  • Create an instance of Workbook class.
  • Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Get the desired worksheet by its index using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
  • Save the worksheet as CSV using XlsWorksheet.SaveToFile() method. You can choose one of the following overloaded SaveToFile() methods:
    • SaveToFile(string fileName, string separator)
    • SaveToFile(string fileName, string separator, Encoding encoding)
    • SaveToFile(string fileName, string separator, bool retainHiddenData)
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Xls;
using System.Text;

namespace ConvertAWorksheetToCsv
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create an instance of Workbook class
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
            //Load an Excel file
            workbook.LoadFromFile("Sample.xlsx");

            //Get the first worksheet
            Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Save the worksheet as CSV
            sheet.SaveToFile("ExcelToCSV.csv", ",", Encoding.UTF8);
        }
    }
}

C#/VB.NET: Convert Excel to CSV and Vice Versa

Convert CSV to Excel in C# and VB.NET

The following are the steps to convert CSV to Excel:

  • Create an instance of Workbook class.
  • Load a CSV file using Workbook.LoadFromFile(string fileName, string separator, int startRow, int startColumn) method.
  • Get the desired worksheet by its index using Workbook.Worksheets[index] property.
  • Access the used range of the worksheet using Worksheet.AllocatedRange property. Then set CellRange.IgnoreErrorOptions property as IgnoreErrorType.NumberAsText to ignore possible errors while saving the numbers in the range as text.
  • Autofit columns and rows using CellRange.AutoFitColumns() and CellRange.AutoFitRows() methods.
  • Save the CSV to Excel using Workbook.SaveToFile(string fileName, ExcelVersion version) method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Xls;

namespace ConvertCsvToExcel
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create an instance of Workbook class
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

            //Load a CSV file
            workbook.LoadFromFile(@"ExcelToCSV.csv", ",", 1, 1);

            //Get the first worksheet
            Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Access the used range in the worksheet
            CellRange usedRange = sheet.AllocatedRange;
            //Ignore errors when saving numbers in the range as text
            usedRange.IgnoreErrorOptions = IgnoreErrorType.NumberAsText;
            //Autofit columns and rows
            usedRange.AutoFitColumns();
            usedRange.AutoFitRows();

            //Save the result file
            workbook.SaveToFile("CSVToExcel.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2013);
        }
    }
}

C#/VB.NET: Convert Excel to CSV and CSV to Excel

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Excel Panes can be frozen in order to keep certain rows or columns visible when scrolling through the worksheet. This is particularly helpful when you have a huge amount of data that you need to deal with. In this article, you will learn how to freeze rows or/and columns in C# and VB.NET using Sprie.XLS for .NET.

Spire.XLS provides the Worksheet.FreezePanes(int rowIndex, int columnIndex) method to freeze all rows and columns above and left of the selected cell which is determined by the rowIndex and the columnIndex.

C#/VB.NET: Freeze Rows and Columns in Excel

The following sections will demonstrate how to:

Install Spire.XLS for .NET

To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.XLS for .NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.

PM> Install-Package Spire.XLS

Freeze the Top Row

To freeze the top row, the selected cell should be the cell (2, 1) – “A2”. The following are the steps to freeze the top row using Spire.XLS for .NET.

  • Create a Workbook object.
  • Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Get a specific worksheet through Workbook.Worksheets[sheetIndex] property.
  • Freeze the top row by passing (2, 1) to the Worksheet.FreezePanes(int rowIndex, int columnIndex) method as the parameter.
  • Save the workbook to another Excel file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Xls;

namespace FreezeTopRow
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Workbook instance
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

            //Load an Excel document
            workbook.LoadFromFile(@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\sample.xlsx");

            //Get the first worksheet
            Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Freeze the top row
            sheet.FreezePanes(2, 1);

            //Save to another file
            workbook.SaveToFile("FreezeTopRow.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
        }
    }
}

C#/VB.NET: Freeze Rows and Columns in Excel

Freeze the First Column

To freeze the first column, the selected cell should be the cell (1, 2) – “B1”. The following are the steps to freeze the first column using Spire.XLS for .NET.

  • Create a Workbook object.
  • Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Get a specific worksheet through Workbook.Worksheets[sheetIndex] property.
  • Freeze the top row by passing (1, 2) to the Worksheet.FreezePanes(int rowIndex, int columnIndex) method as the parameter.
  • Save the workbook to another Excel file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Xls;

namespace FreezeFirstColumn
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Workbook instance
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

            //Load an Excel document
            workbook.LoadFromFile(@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\sample.xlsx");

            //Get the first worksheet
            Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Freeze the first column
            sheet.FreezePanes(1, 2);

            //Save to another file
            workbook.SaveToFile("FreezeFirstColumn.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
        }
    }
}

C#/VB.NET: Freeze Rows and Columns in Excel

Freeze the First Row and the First Column

To freeze the first row and the first column, the selected cell should be the cell (2, 2) – “B2”. The following are the detailed steps.

  • Create a Workbook object.
  • Load an Excel file using Workbook.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Get a specific worksheet through Workbook.Worksheets[sheetIndex] property.
  • Freeze the first row and the first column by passing (2, 2) to the Worksheet.FreezePanes(int rowIndex, int columnIndex) method as the parameter.
  • Save the workbook to another Excel file using Workbook.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Xls;

namespace FreezeFirstRowAndFirstColumn
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Workbook instance
            Workbook workbook = new Workbook();

            //Load an Excel document
            workbook.LoadFromFile(@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\sample.xlsx");

            //Get the first worksheet
            Worksheet sheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

            //Freeze the first row and the first column
            sheet.FreezePanes(2, 2);

            //Save to another file
            workbook.SaveToFile("FreezeFirstRowAndFirstColumn.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2016);
        }
    }
}

C#/VB.NET: Freeze Rows and Columns in Excel

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If you'd like to remove the evaluation message from the generated documents, or to get rid of the function limitations, please request a 30-day trial license for yourself.

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