Convert Word to Text and Vice Versa in C# Using .NET Word Library

Effortlessly convert Word documents to text files and vice versa with a few lines of C# code, without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies, using the powerful Syncfusion .NET Word Library (DocIO).

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How to convert a Word document to a text file in C#

1. Install NuGet package: Install the Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core NuGet package in your project.
2. Open Word document: Create a FileStream object to represent the input Word document.
3. Load in .NET Word Library: Create a WordDocument object by passing the FileStream of the Word document.
4. Convert Word file to text file: Save the WordDocument object as text file to a FileStream object.

Here is an example of how to convert a Word document to a text file in C# using the Syncfusion .NET Word Library (DocIO).

//Load an existing Word document.
using FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("Template.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
using WordDocument document = new WordDocument(inputStream, FormatType.Docx);

//Save the Word document as a text file.
using FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Sample.txt", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
document.Save(outputStream, FormatType.Txt);

How to convert a text file to a Word document in C#

1. Install NuGet package: Install the Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core NuGet package in your project.
2. Open text file: Create a FileStream object to represent the input text file.
3. Load in .NET Word Library: Create a WordDocument object by passing the FileStream of the text file.
4. Convert text file to Word: Save the WordDocument object to a FileStream object.

Here is an example of how to convert a text file to a Word document in C# using the Syncfusion .NET Word Library (DocIO).

//Load an existing text document.
using FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("Template.txt", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
using WordDocument document = new WordDocument(inputStream, FormatType.Txt);

//Save the Word document.
using FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Sample.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
document.Save(outputStream, FormatType.Docx);

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