Convert RTF to Word in C#

Nutrient .NET SDK (formerly GdPicture.NET) includes the ability to convert any supported file type into Word.

To save an RTF document to a Word document (DOCX), first use the SaveAsPDF method of the GdPictureDocumentConverter class to convert it to PDF. Then use the SaveAsDOCX method to convert it to a DOCX.

The SaveAsPDF method uses the following parameter:

• Stream, or the overload FilePath — A stream object where the current document is saved as a DOCX file. This stream object must be initialized before it can be sent into this method, and it should stay open for subsequent use. If the output stream isn’t open for both reading and writing, the method will fail, returning the GdPictureStatus.InvalidParameter status, which is the file path where the converted file will be saved. If the specified file already exists, it’ll be overwritten. You have to specify a full file path, including the file extension.

The SaveAsDOCX method uses the following parameter:

• Stream, or the overload FilePath

How to convert RTF to DOCX

1. Create a GdPictureDocumentConverter object.
2. Convert the source RTF file to PDF with GdPictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(Stream, PdfConformance). Recommended: Specify the source document format with a member of the DocumentFormat enumeration.
3. Load the newly generated PDF file by passing its path to the LoadFromFile method method (this method only supports PDF documents).
4. Save the PDF file as a DOCX using SaveAsDOCX.

The following example converts and saves a RTF document to a DOCX file (it can also be saved as a stream):

using GdPictureDocumentConverter converter = new();

using Stream inputStream = File.Open(@"input.rtf", System.IO.FileMode.Open);
using Stream outputStream = new MemoryStream();

GdPictureStatus status = converter.ConvertToPDF(inputStream, GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatRTF, outputStream, PdfConformance.PDF1_5);
if (status != GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
    throw new Exception(status.ToString());
}

status = converter.LoadFromStream(outputStream);
if (status != GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
    throw new Exception(status.ToString());
}

status = converter.SaveAsDOCX("output.docx");
if (status != GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
    throw new Exception(status.ToString());
}

Console.WriteLine("The input document has been converted to a docx file");

Optional PDF configuration properties

Optionally, configure the conversion with the following properties of the GdPictureDocumentConverter object:

• PdfBitonalImageCompression is a member of the PdfCompression enumeration that specifies the compression scheme used for bitonal images in the output PDF file.
• PdfColorImageCompression is a member of the PdfCompression enumeration that specifies the compression scheme used for color images in the output PDF file.
• PdfEnableColorDetection is a Boolean value that specifies whether to use automatic color detection during the conversion that preserves image quality and reduces the output file size.
• PdfEnableLinearization is a Boolean value that specifies whether to linearize the output PDF to enable Fast Web View mode.
• PdfImageQuality is an integer from 0 to 100 that specifies the image quality in the output PDF file.

The example below creates a PDF document from an RTF file with a custom configuration:

using GdPictureDocumentConverter gdpictureDocumentConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter();
// Load the source document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.rtf", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatRTF);
// Configure the conversion.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfColorImageCompression = PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJPEG;
gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfImageQuality = 50;
// Save the output in a new PDF document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");

Using gdpictureDocumentConverter As GdPictureDocumentConverter = New GdPictureDocumentConverter()
    ' Load the source document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile("C:\temp\source.rtf", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatRTF);
    ' Configure the conversion.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfColorImageCompression = PdfCompression.PdfCompressionJPEG
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.PdfImageQuality = 50
    ' Save the output in a new PDF document.
    gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF("C:\temp\output.pdf")
End Using