Store Email Template in .NET

Simple and Easy way to store/edit email templates in your .net project is to store them as string email body in a html file.

Step 1: Create a HTML mail message

Step 1(a): You can introduce as many as variable in HTML template by any character scheme (@PARAMETER@ or #PARAMETER# or $$PARAMETER$$). 

Replace all names/variables with things like #VaraibleName#

The confirmation number is: <b>#confirmNumber#</b>

Step 2: Right click on web project and select Properties from right click menu

 Step 3: Select Resources tab from left, choose Add Resource, select Add Existing File and choose appropriate html file

Step 4: File will be visible in Resources display pan

Step 5: For Server side C# code

You can refer to HTML email template from Properties.Resources.EmailTemplate. 
You can use it as a string. 
Replace the #PARAMETER# text with the actual values.

private void SendConfirmationEmail(string email, string confirmNumber)
{
    var emailBody = Properties.Resources.EmailTemplate.Replace("#confirmNumber#", confirmNumber);
    MailMessage message =
        new MailMessage
        {
            From =
            new MailAddress("Sender Email Address"),
            Subject = "Email Subject Content",
            Body = string.Format(emailBody),
            IsBodyHtml = true
        };
 
    message.To.Add(new MailAddress(email));
    SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient("11.111.111.11");
    client.Send(message);
}

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