Decode Html Encoded Text

When migrating Html content from a CMS database or other sources, you might find the Html as an Html encoded string.

Example:

<p><strong>Some Text</strong></p>

But you want to have the string look like this:

Some Text

Script

The following script is a simple PowerShell script to convert an existing file containing the Html encoded text and save the decoded string to a new output file.

param( 
  [string]$InputFile, 
  [string]$OutputFile
)
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.WebWrite-Output "Fetching $($InputFile)"

$fileContent = Get-Content $InputFile
Write-Output "Converting"

[System.Web.HttpUtility]::HtmlDecode($fileContent) | Out-File -FilePath $OutputFile -Encoding utf8 -Force

Usage

.\Convert-ToHtml.ps1 -InputFile '.InputFile.txt' -OutputFile '.Output.html'

Enjoy!