Re: FtpWebRequest



Hi Peter,

I hope I didn't come across as corrective towards you. I have used this
class, with this command, and I knew it can be used, and just wanted to make
sure the OP understood this. Your reponse was fine, as far as it went.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
You can lead a fish to a bicycle,
but it takes a very long time,
and the bicycle has to *want* to change.

"Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" <pbromberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3E7EE922-8973-455F-BC71-CD9649E2BB00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Obvously I have not yet used this class in 2.0 or my answer would have
> been
> more complete.
>
> However, the Docs state as follows:
>
> "Specify the FTP command to send to the server by setting the Method
> property to a value defined in the WebRequestMethods.Ftp structure. To
> transmit text data, change the UseBinary property from its default value
> (true) to false. For details and restrictions, see Method."
>
> I see the following methods listed in MSDN for the WebRequestMethods.Ftp
> Members:
>
> AppendFile Represents the FTP APPE protocol method that is used to append
> a
> file to an existing file on an FTP server.
> DeleteFile Represents the FTP DELE protocol method that is used to delete
> a
> file on an FTP server.
> DownloadFile Represents the FTP RETR protocol method that is used to
> download a file from an FTP server.
> GetDateTimestamp
> GetFileSize Represents the FTP SIZE protocol method that is used to
> retrieve the size of a file on an FTP server.
> ListDirectory Represents the FTP NLIST protocol method that gets a short
> listing of the files on an FTP server.
> ListDirectoryDetails Represents the FTP LIST protocol method that gets a
> detailed listing of the files on an FTP server.
> MakeDirectory Represents the FTP MKD protocol method creates a directory
> on
> an FTP server.
> PrintWorkingDirectory Represents the FTP PWD protocol method that prints
> the name of the current working directory.
> RemoveDirectory Represents the FTP RMD protocol method that removes a
> directory.
> Rename Represents the FTP RENAME protocol method that renames a directory.
> UploadFile Represents the FTP STOR protocol method that uploads a file to
> an FTP server.
> UploadFileWithUniqueName Represents
>
> The above do not appear to include the "CD" command. If this is correct,
> then the only way to actually get to a different folder on the remote FTP
> Server would be to include it in the orignal request's login path.
> --Peter
> --
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> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
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>
>
>
>
> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>
>> The FtpWebRequest class certainly does support this command.
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> ..Net Developer
>> You can lead a fish to a bicycle,
>> but it takes a very long time,
>> and the bicycle has to *want* to change.
>>
>> "Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" <pbromberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message
>> news:3C9683BF-C4A7-4D3F-9861-4B6AF05A8DAA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > José,
>> > In order to change directories you would need to be able to send the
>> > FTP
>> > command for that, and I'm not sure if FTPWebRequest provides this
>> > functionality.
>> >
>> > See my answer to the "Simple FTP Request" post a few posts before yours
>> > about the EnterpriseDT FTP.ENT library.
>> >
>> > --Peter
>> >
>> > --
>> > Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
>> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>> > UnBlog:
>> > http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "jose.lopes.cruz@xxxxxxxxx" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I need to access a FTP Server. I'm using FTPWebRequest as described in
>> >> visual studio 2005 documentation.
>> >> Everything works fine except the following:
>> >>
>> >> 1) I dont know how to change de current working directory on the
>> >> server
>> >> to the parent directory?
>> >> 2) Why cant I do this, or why doesn't work? In Internet explorer
>> >> works!
>> >>
>> >> <some code...for FtpWebRequest>
>> >>
>> >> FtpWebRequest ....Create("ftp://192.168.1.4/../ret";);
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> thanks
>> >> José Cruz
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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