File Content Extraction 25.3
Filter SDK C Programming Guide

# fpExportHTMLToFile()

Creates a HTML representation of the input file and exports it to a file.

To use this function, you must copy the binaries provided in the `InstallDir/Platform/html` directory into the `bin` directory. By default, these binaries are omitted to reduce the size of the `bin` directory if you do not use this function.

## Syntax

    KVErrorCode(pascal* fpExportHTMLToFile)(
        KVDocument pDocument,
        const char* szOutputFile);

## Arguments

`pDocument` | A `KVDocument` that you created with fpOpenDocumentFromFile().
`szOutputFile` | A pointer to a string that contains the path of the output file. On Windows, the path must be encoded in the local Windows code page.

## Returns

- If the call is successful, the return value is `KVError_Success`.
- If the call is unsuccessful, the return value is an error code that indicates the problem.

## Discussion

- This method might create a number of auxiliary files (other HTML files, images, or subdirectories) in the same folder as the output file.

- To view the HTML results correctly, you must have javascript enabled.

- Unlike fpFilterToFile(), `fpExportHTMLToFile` operates recursively on containers and mail files. OpenText recommends that you run it on the top level file.

- This method supports only documents that you create by using fpOpenDocumentFromFile(). Documents created through fpOpenDocumentFromStream() return `KVError_InvalidArgs`.

- The HTML output does not include all content that is present in the Filter output such as headers and footers.

- This feature is licensed differently to other functions.

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Version 25.3 | Last updated July 2025

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Product: File Content Extraction 25.3

Topic Title: fpExportHTMLToFile()