Ftp Client With C#

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;

namespace Lib.Common
{
    public class FtpClient
    {
        private string host = null;
        private string user = null;
        private string pass = null;
        private FtpWebRequest ftpRequest = null;
        private FtpWebResponse ftpResponse = null;
        private Stream ftpStream = null;
        private int bufferSize = 2048;

        /* Construct Object */
        public FtpClient(string hostIP, string userName, string password)
        {
            host = hostIP; user = userName; pass = password; 
        }

        /* Download File */
        public void download(string remoteFile, string localFile)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(host + "/" + remoteFile);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Get the FTP Server's Response Stream */
                ftpStream = ftpResponse.GetResponseStream();
                /* Open a File Stream to Write the Downloaded File */
                FileStream localFileStream = new FileStream(localFile, FileMode.Create);
                /* Buffer for the Downloaded Data */
                byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[bufferSize];
                int bytesRead = ftpStream.Read(byteBuffer, 0, bufferSize);
                /* Download the File by Writing the Buffered Data Until the Transfer is Complete */
                try
                {
                    while (bytesRead > 0)
                    {
                        localFileStream.Write(byteBuffer, 0, bytesRead);
                        bytesRead = ftpStream.Read(byteBuffer, 0, bufferSize);
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                localFileStream.Close();
                ftpStream.Close();
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            return;
        }

        /* Upload File */
        public void upload(string remoteFile, string localFile)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(host + "/" + remoteFile);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpStream = ftpRequest.GetRequestStream();
                /* Open a File Stream to Read the File for Upload */
                FileStream localFileStream = new FileStream(localFile, FileMode.Create);
                /* Buffer for the Downloaded Data */
                byte[] byteBuffer = new byte[bufferSize];
                int bytesSent = localFileStream.Read(byteBuffer, 0, bufferSize);
                /* Upload the File by Sending the Buffered Data Until the Transfer is Complete */
                try
                {
                    while (bytesSent != 0)
                    {
                        ftpStream.Write(byteBuffer, 0, bytesSent);
                        bytesSent = localFileStream.Read(byteBuffer, 0, bufferSize);
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                localFileStream.Close();
                ftpStream.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            return;
        }

        /* Delete File */
        public void delete(string deleteFile)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(host + "/" + deleteFile);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DeleteFile;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            return;
        }
        /* Delete Dir*/
        public void deleteDir(string deleteFile)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(host + "/" + deleteFile);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.RemoveDirectory;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            return;
        }
        /* Rename File */
        public void rename(string currentFileNameAndPath, string newFileName)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(host + "/" + currentFileNameAndPath);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.Rename;
                /* Rename the File */
                ftpRequest.RenameTo = newFileName;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            return;
        }

        /* Create a New Directory on the FTP Server */
        public void createDirectory(string newDirectory)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(host + "/" + newDirectory);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.MakeDirectory;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            return;
        }

        /* Get the Date/Time a File was Created */
        public string getFileCreatedDateTime(string fileName)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(host + "/" + fileName);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.GetDateTimestamp;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpStream = ftpResponse.GetResponseStream();
                /* Get the FTP Server's Response Stream */
                StreamReader ftpReader = new StreamReader(ftpStream);
                /* Store the Raw Response */
                string fileInfo = null;
                /* Read the Full Response Stream */
                try { fileInfo = ftpReader.ReadToEnd(); }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpReader.Close();
                ftpStream.Close();
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
                /* Return File Created Date Time */
                return fileInfo;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            /* Return an Empty string Array if an Exception Occurs */
            return "";
        }

        /* Get the Size of a File */
        public string getFileSize(string fileName)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(host + "/" + fileName);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.GetFileSize;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpStream = ftpResponse.GetResponseStream();
                /* Get the FTP Server's Response Stream */
                StreamReader ftpReader = new StreamReader(ftpStream);
                /* Store the Raw Response */
                string fileInfo = null;
                /* Read the Full Response Stream */
                try { while (ftpReader.Peek() != -1) { fileInfo = ftpReader.ReadToEnd(); } }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpReader.Close();
                ftpStream.Close();
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
                /* Return File Size */
                return fileInfo;
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            /* Return an Empty string Array if an Exception Occurs */
            return "";
        }

        /* List Directory Contents File/Folder Name Only */
        public string[] directoryListSimple(string directory)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(host + "/" + directory);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectory;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpStream = ftpResponse.GetResponseStream();
                /* Get the FTP Server's Response Stream */
                StreamReader ftpReader = new StreamReader(ftpStream);
                /* Store the Raw Response */
                string directoryRaw = null;
                /* Read Each Line of the Response and Append a Pipe to Each Line for Easy Parsing */
                try { while (ftpReader.Peek() != -1) { directoryRaw += ftpReader.ReadLine() + "|"; } }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpReader.Close();
                ftpStream.Close();
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
                /* Return the Directory Listing as a string Array by Parsing 'directoryRaw' with the Delimiter you Append (I use | in This Example) */
                try { string[] directoryList = directoryRaw.Split("|".ToCharArray()); return directoryList; }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            /* Return an Empty string Array if an Exception Occurs */
            return new string[] { "" };
        }

        /* List Directory Contents in Detail (Name, Size, Created, etc.) */
        public string[] directoryListDetailed(string directory)
        {
            try
            {
                /* Create an FTP Request */
                ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(host + "/" + directory);
                /* Log in to the FTP Server with the User Name and Password Provided */
                ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, pass);
                /* When in doubt, use these options */
                ftpRequest.UseBinary = true;
                ftpRequest.UsePassive = true;
                ftpRequest.KeepAlive = true;
                /* Specify the Type of FTP Request */
                ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectoryDetails;
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
                /* Establish Return Communication with the FTP Server */
                ftpStream = ftpResponse.GetResponseStream();
                /* Get the FTP Server's Response Stream */
                StreamReader ftpReader = new StreamReader(ftpStream);
                /* Store the Raw Response */
                string directoryRaw = null;
                /* Read Each Line of the Response and Append a Pipe to Each Line for Easy Parsing */
                try { while (ftpReader.Peek() != -1) { directoryRaw += ftpReader.ReadLine() + "|"; } }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
                /* Resource Cleanup */
                ftpReader.Close();
                ftpStream.Close();
                ftpResponse.Close();
                ftpRequest = null;
                /* Return the Directory Listing as a string Array by Parsing 'directoryRaw' with the Delimiter you Append (I use | in This Example) */
                try { string[] directoryList = directoryRaw.Split("|".ToCharArray()); return directoryList; }
                catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            }
            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); }
            /* Return an Empty string Array if an Exception Occurs */
            return new string[] { "" };
        }
    }
}

I keep getting a timeout error when my code gets to ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse(); on llne 305

i have the same issue, and when i try to connect to my localhost filezilla server, it crash too it says cannot resolve the localhost URI.

The upload function initialize the local filestream with a FileMode.Create. It's destroying the local file. Should be replaced with "Open".

You can give an example to visualize?
Thank you

This code copy from https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/443588/Simple-Csharp-FTP-Class

Great contribution! Thank you!