RTF 2 Text Magic

[WebMethod]
public string ConvertRTFtoText(String base64rtf)
{
// Crazy Winform in a Web Service
String plainText = "";
String base64rtfs = "";
try
	{
	   System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox rtBox = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();

			
	   byte[] base64array = System.Convert.FromBase64String(base64rtf);
	   System.Text.ASCIIEncoding enc = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding();
	   string decoded = enc.GetString(base64array);

	   rtBox.Rtf = decoded;
	   plainText = rtBox.Text;

	}

	catch (Exception e)
		{
			return base64rtfs;
		}

		return plainText;

	}