ASP.NET

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  protected void btnTestLF_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {<br />
        Uri ur = new Uri("ftp://ftp.mydomaine.com/");<br />
        Downloadlf(ur, "myname", "mypwd");<br />
  }<br />
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 private string Downloadlf(Uri serverUri, string name, string pwd) {<br />
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    // The serverUri parameter should start with the ftp:// scheme.<br />
    if (serverUri.Scheme != Uri.UriSchemeFtp) {<br />
        return string.Empty; <br />
     }<br />
     // Get the object used to communicate with the server.<br />
     WebClient request = new WebClient();<br />
     request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(name, pwd, serverUri.AbsoluteUri); <br />
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  try {//the next line is the problem:<br />
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          byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(serverUri.ToString());<br />
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      /*I tried also the following: <br />
      byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(serverUri.DnsSafeHost);<br />
      byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(serverUri.AbsoluteUri);<br />
      byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(serverUri.AbsolutePath);<br />
     the problem still the same<br />
      */<br />
      string fileString = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(newFileData);<br />
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  }<br />
  catch (WebException e){<br />
       //call the ErrorManagement class to store the error in the database<br />
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  }<br />
        return string.Empty;<br />
 }<br />