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FtpWebRequest is a concrete class for .NET Framework applications that provides an FTP-specific implementation of the abstract WebRequest class. Related tag: [webrequest].

The FtpWebRequest class provides an FTP-specific implementation of the WebRequest class.
Implements a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client.

MSDN documentation for FtpWebRequest.

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How to check if file exists on FTP before FtpWebRequest

I need to use FtpWebRequest to put a file in a FTP directory. Before the upload, I would first like to know if this file exists. What method or property should I use to check if this file exists?
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FtpWebRequest Download File

The following code is intended to retrieve a file via FTP. However, I'm getting an error with it. serverPath = "ftp://x.x.x.x/tmp/myfile.txt"; FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(serverPath); request.KeepAlive =…
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How to check if an FTP directory exists

Looking for the best way to check for a given directory via FTP. Currently i have the following code: private bool FtpDirectoryExists(string directory, string username, string password) { try { var request =…
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How to improve the Performance of FtpWebRequest?

I have an application written in .NET 3.5 that uses FTP to upload/download files from a server. The app works fine but there are performance issues: It takes a lot of time to make connection to the FTP server. The FTP server is on a different…
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FtpWebRequest returns error 550 File unavailable

I have created a small windows forms application to upload the file to one of our client's ftp site. But the problem that I'm having is that when I run this application on my local machine it uploads the file successfully. But if I run this program…
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Does .NET FtpWebRequest Support both Implicit (FTPS) and explicit (FTPES)?

I am being asked to support implicit and explicit FTPS (also known as FTPES). We are currently using the .NET FtpWebRequest. Does the FtpWebRequest support both types of FTPES, and what is the difference? Thanks
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How to detect working internet connection in C#?

I have a C# code that basically uploads a file via FTP protocol (using FtpWebRequest). I'd like, however, to first determine whether there is a working internet connection before trying to upload the file (since, if there isn't there is no point in…
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How can we show progress bar for upload with FtpWebRequest

I am uploading files to ftp using FtpWebRequest. I need to show the status that how much is done. So far my code is: public void Upload(string filename, string url) { FileInfo fileInf = new FileInfo(filename); string uri = "ftp://" + url +…
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Upload file on FTP

I want to upload file from one server to another FTP server and following is my code to upload file but it is throwing an error as: The remote server returned an error: (550) File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access). This my…
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How can I use FTP to move files between directories?

I have a program that needs to move a file from one directory to another on an FTP server. For example, the file is in: ftp://1.1.1.1/MAIN/Dir1 and I need to move the file to: ftp://1.1.1.1/MAIN/Dir2 I found a couple of articles recommending use…
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C# class to parse WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectoryDetails FTP response

I'm creating a service to monitor FTP locations for new updates and require the ability to parse the response returned from a FtpWebRequest response using the WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectoryDetails method. It would be fairly easy if all…
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C# Download all files and subdirectories through FTP

General Info I'm still in the process of learning C#. To help myself out, I'm trying to create a program that will automatically synchronise all of my local projects with a folder on my FTP server. This so that whether I'm at school or at home, I…
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FtpWebRequest 30 minute time out

My code is experiencing a time out exception after exactly 30 minutes when downloading a large file over FTP. The server is FileZilla running on Windows. We have an SSL certificate configured with options Enable FTP over SSL/TLS support (FTPS) and…
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Transfer files over FTPS (SSL/TLS) using C#.Net

I'm writing an application that syncs files over an FTP site. Right now it's working by connecting through regular FTP, but now our IT guys want to set this up over a secure FTPS connection. They provided me with a *.cr_ certificate file. If I open…
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Retrieving creation date of file (FTP)

I'm using the System.Net.FtpWebRequest class and my code is as follows: FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://example.com/folder"); request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectory; request.Credentials = new…
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