save System.Net.mail.MailMessage as .msg file

Question

Hi,

I am building an application where i am obligated to create a MailMessage (System.Net.mail.MailMessage) and save it on the disk as .msg extention not .eml

Below is the method i'm using to save a MailMessage as .msg file:

   public static void Save(MailMessage Message, string FileName)
    {
        Assembly assembly = typeof(SmtpClient).Assembly;
        Type _mailWriterType =
          assembly.GetType("System.Net.Mail.MailWriter");

        using (FileStream _fileStream =
               new FileStream(FileName, FileMode.Create))
        {
            // Get reflection info for MailWriter contructor
            ConstructorInfo _mailWriterContructor =
                _mailWriterType.GetConstructor(
                    BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic,
                    null,
                    new Type[] { typeof(Stream) },
                    null);

            // Construct MailWriter object with our FileStream
            object _mailWriter =
              _mailWriterContructor.Invoke(new object[] { _fileStream });

            // Get reflection info for Send() method on MailMessage
            MethodInfo _sendMethod =
                typeof(MailMessage).GetMethod(
                    "Send",
                    BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);

            // Call method passing in MailWriter
            _sendMethod.Invoke(
                Message,
                BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic,
                null,
                new object[] { _mailWriter, true },
                null);

            // Finally get reflection info for Close() method on our MailWriter
            MethodInfo _closeMethod =
                _mailWriter.GetType().GetMethod(
                    "Close",
                    BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);

            // Call close method
            _closeMethod.Invoke(
                _mailWriter,
                BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic,
                null,
                new object[] { },
                null);
        }
    }

But the saved msg file doesn't open and below is the error: "Cannot open file xyz.msg.The file file may not exist, you may not have permission to open it or it may be open by another program...."

My question is: How to save System.Net.mail.MailMessage as msg file?

Answer 1

look here Ryan suggests an easy and great way to do it whithout any effort

Answer 2

Hi,

If you are referring to the Outlook .msg file, this cannot be done natively in .NET.

The Outlook .msg file is a compound document, so, you would need to save it in that format, and be sure to put all of the appropriate properties in their exact locations.

You need to either write your own, use a 3rd party, or possible Outlook interop.

Sorry,

Dave

Answer 3

If you are referring to Outlook MSG file format check the MSG format specification published by Microsoft. Following answer to similar question might also help.

Answer 4

Hello, Use DCI Mail Processor SDK to get MSG and convert MSG to EML to MSG Here the link: http://dci-software.com/MailProcessor/mpmain.html