Download complete folder with its files from FTP server

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I want to download a complete folder with its files from ftp server.

For Example, there is a folder "hello" with 3 files and 1 directory "subfolder" which has one file in it.

Posted 14-Oct-11 1:29am

sethupathiram

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Simon Bang Terkildsen · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-14T01:33:00

Solution 1

1) Request a list of files and folders in the target folder
2) Download each file separately.
3) Repeat 1) and 2) for the subfolders.

Posted 14-Oct-11 1:33am

Simon Bang Terkildsen

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sethupathiram 14-Oct-11 7:38am

Plzzz tell the logic How do need to write the function.

hoernchenmeister · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-14T02:46:00

Simon Bang is totally right.
Anyway, I use the following recursive approach (which is pretty much the same)
(keep in mind that this is just sample code to illustrate the logic):

C#

public void DownloadFtpFolder(string ftpFolderPath)
{
    FtpFolder fo = new FtpFolder(folderPath);
    foreach (FtpFile fi in fo.FtpFiles)
    {
        DownloadFtpFile(fi.FtpFilePath);
    }
    foreach (FtpFolder f in fo.FtpFolders)
    {
        DownloadFolder(f.FtpFolderpath);
    }
}
public void DownloadFtpFile(string ftpFilePath)
{
    // download the file here
}

You need a ftp library for downloading the actual files and navigating the folders, but I hope this illustrates how this could be done theoratically.

cheers
Andy