Using FtpWebRequest to download a file from ftp server

[bfsog]

Hello.

I am trying to download a file which is on an FTP Server.

Lets say I own Website A and Website B. In Site A in a folder named foobar I have a file named download.aspx and in that file I want to have code that downloads a file in Website B called lorem.txt

I want the file to be saved into the foobar directory in Website A.

Is this possible?

So far, my code seems to download (as the contents of the file I download is displayed) but there is no sign of the file. Where does it go?

    Public Sub ftpDownload(ByVal filePath As String, ByVal fileName As String)
        Dim reqFTP As FtpWebRequest
        Try 
            Dim file As String = (filePath + fileName)
            Dim request As FtpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(file),FtpWebRequest)
            request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile
            request.Credentials = New NetworkCredential("user", "pass")
            Dim response As FtpWebResponse = CType(request.GetResponse,FtpWebResponse)
            Dim ftpStream As Stream = response.GetResponseStream
            Dim reader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(ftpStream, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8)
            output.Text = reader.ReadToEnd
            output.Text = (output.Text + "Download Complete")
        Catch ex As Exception
            output.Text = ("Error: " + ex.ToString)
        End Try
    End Sub

The code "works" but the file does not get copied/downloaded, where is the file being downloaded to?

 

[JohnH]

This is a VB.Net forum site, I translated your C# post to VB.Net. Take care!

 

[bfsog]

While I appreciate that this is primarily a VB.NET website, ASP.NET is not tied to one language. But thanks, if it helps people provide a solution then its all good.

 

[JohnH]

VB.Net Forums is tied to VB.Net related matters only. We use VB.Net when developing ASP.Net solutions. Thank you.