ftpwebrequest

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 = true; request.UsePassive = true; request.UseBinary = true; request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.Dow...

Strange File Upload issue with asp.net site on a web farm

I have a basic asp.net file upload page. When I test file uploads from my local machine, it works fine. When I test file uploads from our dev machine, it works fine. When I deploy the site to our production webfarm, it behaves strangely. If I access the site from off the network, I can load file-after-file without issue. If I access the...

.NET FtpWebRequest not returning DateTimeStamp or FileSize

I'm using FtpWebRequest to connect to an FTP server and I can use WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectoryDetails to list the directory details fine. However the response from the remote server has day, month and time but not year: -rw-rw-rw- 1 user group 949 Jun 2 08:43 Unsubscribes_20100602.zip -rw-rw-rw- 1 user ...

Unable to rename file with c# ftp methods when current user directory is different from root

Hello everyone, Remark: due to spam prevention mechanizm I was forced to replace the beginning of the Uris from ftp:// to ftp. I've got following problem. I have to upload file with C# ftp method and afterwards rename it. Easy, right? :) Ok, let's say my ftp host is like this: ftp.contoso.com and after logging in, current d...

C# FtpWebRequest Error 403

I have the following code to retrieve a file via FTP: try { FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(serverPath); request.KeepAlive = true; request.UsePassive = true; request.UseBinary = true; request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile...

FtpWebRequest Download File Incorrect Size

I’m using the following code to download a file from a remote ftp server: FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(serverPath); request.KeepAlive = true; request.UsePassive = true; request.UseBinary = true; request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile; request.Cred...

.Net FTPwebrequest having trouble sending file with ftps - firewall issue

I am trying to send a file via code using FTPWebRequest (ftps,pasv). I am getting the following error: Unable to read data from the transport connection. A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to resp...

FtpWebRequest - How to compensate file upload when server defaults current directory to something other than / (root)?

When making FTP connections to some servers the server defaults the current directory to some directory other than the root. For example: / abc mno xyz The server might default the connection to "/" root. Other servers might default to "/abc". When uploading a file ftp://ftp.example.com/abc/mno/xyz/myfile.dat to the xyz...

Can explicity ftps via Filezilla but not from code

As the title states, I can connect to another machine from my server via FileZilla Client, but I cannot via code (.Net - FTPWebRequest) I know the code is good, as it works from another machine. The particular machine I am having trouble with is behind a NAT, but the SA has opened all ports for traffic from the host we are trying to ta...

FTPWebRequest behind NAT (PASV,SSL)

Has anyone successfully used the .Net FTPWebRequest class to ftps to a remote server from behind a NAT? My code is as follows: Dim URI = "ftp://" & sRemoteDir & "/" Dim ftp As FtpWebRequest = Nothing Try ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = AddressOf ValidateServerCertificate ftp = CType(FtpWebRequest....

FtpWebrequest - filename contains german "Umlaute" like ä,ö

Hi, I'm trying to get a file via FTP per FtpWebrequest - the download fails when the filename contains german Umlaute like ä,ö,ü. Code: FtpWebRequest request2 = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://re-web-03.servername.de/" + "filename with ä.xls"); request2.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile; request2.Credentials = new Net...

How to do multiple Upload/Download in FTP using C#

How to do multiple Upload/Download in FTP using C# without using FtpWebRequest ? I have an idea it can be achieved using threads, but i am not able to begin. If any body has some code snippet for reference for doing multiple Upload/download in FTP using threads, it will be helpful. ...

FTPWebRequest: trouble downloading GZipped files

I'm downloading xml files that are compressed using GZip using System.NET.FtpWebRequest. The files I receive are about twice the size as the files on the server and System.IO.Compression.GZipStream does not like them. It returns the following error message: System.IO.InvalidDataException : The magic number in GZip header is not correc...

WebRequestMethods.Ftp to navigate to directory

Hi, I am trying to upload a file via ftp using FtpWebRequest as below: ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp.somethong.com"); ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile; ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pass"); However, when connected and uploaded the file goes into the root, whereas, I ...

Is it possible to use C# FTPWebRequest through a FTP proxy?

As I understand it, the FTPWebRequest.Proxy property denotes an HTTP proxy. I have to issue FTP requests to an external server via an FTP proxy. The only way I've got this to work so far is by creating a script which uses the Windows FTP command and downloading that way. Is it possible to use the FTPWebRequest to download files via an ...

FtpWebRequest EnableSSL error

I'm getting a "The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure" exception message with the following code: ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = new RemoteCertificateValidationCallback(MyCertValidationCb); var request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(new Uri(myUri)); request.EnableSsl = tru...

What happens when a command fails on an FTP server in .NET?

I have this source code: public static void FTP_SERVER() { FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://myurl.com/mainfolder/"); request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectory; request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("myusername", "mypassword"); FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)reque...

Why does FileStream feed FtpWebRequest but not MemoryStream?

I'm using the msdn example here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.ftpwebrequest.aspx I changed the FileStream to a MemoryStream and it doesn't read the bytes when I change it back to FileStream it works fine. Any clue? Thanks CompressMemoryStream(); Stream requestStream = _request.EndGetRequestStrea...

C# FTPWebRequest for reading multiple files

I want to get content of all files from ftp with FTPWebRequet in C# Windows Application. But i ma searching for best way to do it. For example i am looking for a file as tmpReq = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create("ftp://" + Settings.Default.IP + "/953077/Inserted/XMLComp" + CryptoHelper.Decrypt(Settings.Default.RegCode) + ".x...

Creating directory in FTP

Hello, i am using the following piece of code to create a directory. The problem is that i do not get an error, but i do not also find the directory i justt created. So, what am i doing wrong here? Should i take a break? Public Function CreateDirectory(ByVal Dir As String) As Boolean Dim myftprequest As Net.FtpWebRequest = CTy...