C# Tutorial: Using FtpWebRequest to Perform FTP Actions

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Introduction

Before .NET 2.0, coding FTP functionality was somewhat cumbersome. You either had to purchase third-party classes and libraries or you had to spend hours coding in order for the functionality to work.

.NET 2.0 launched a number of tools to make development easier. A class called FtpWebRequest in the System.Net library makes coding FTP functionality much easier.

I have created a demonstration on how to use this class. In this demonstration, I will be creating a GUI application that will upload a file to an FTP server.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I will answer your question to the best of my ability. :)

The Tutorial

You can download the source code for this tutorial from the link that appears at the top of this post.

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Additional Reading

OpenFileDialog (MSDN)
FtpWebRequest (MSDN)
Simple FTP Demo Application Using C# .NET 2.0 by Mohammed Habeeb
Uploading File using FtpWebRequest by Faraz Shah Khan