Code snippets for converting MPP files to Primavera P6 XER using C#

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This gist shows code snippet on how to convert MPP to XER format using Aspose.Tasks Cloud SDK for .NET.

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Convert MPP to XER

Code snippets for converting MPP to Oracle Prmavera P6 XER using Aspose.Tasks Cloud SDK For .NET

convert-mpp-to-xer.cs

// Get ClientID from https://dashboard.aspose.cloud/
string clientSecret = "caac6e3d4a4724b2feb53f4e460eade3";
string clientID = "4ccf1790-accc-41e9-8d18-a78dbb2ed1aa";

// create a configuration object
var config = new Configuration{ AppSid= clientID, AppKey = clientSecret };

// initialize Aspose.Tasks object
var tasksApi = new TasksApi(config);

String inputFile = "Home move plan.mpp";
String resultant = "Output.xer";

try
{
    // read the input MPP file from local storage
    using (var inputStream = new FileStream("/Users/nshahbaz/Downloads/" + inputFile, FileMode.Open))
    {
        var uploadFileRequest = new PostCreateRequest(inputFile, inputStream);
        
        // upload the file to cloud storage
        tasksApi.UploadFile(uploadFileRequest);
    }

    // initialize the MPP to XER conversion process
    var response = tasksApi.GetTaskDocumentWithFormat(new GetTaskDocumentWithFormatRequest
    {
        Format = Aspose.Tasks.Cloud.Sdk.Model.ProjectFileFormat.Xer,
        Name = inputFile,
        Folder = null,
    });

    if (response != null )
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Successfully converted MPP to XER !");
    }

    // save the resultant file on local drive
    saveToDisk(response, "/Users/nshahbaz/Downloads/" + resultant);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine("error:" + ex.Message + "\n" + ex.StackTrace);
}

public static void saveToDisk(Stream responseStream, String resultantFile)
{
    var fileStream = File.Create(resultantFile);
    responseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
    responseStream.CopyTo(fileStream);
    fileStream.Close();
}