FtpClient.OpenRead Method (Uri, Boolean)

System.Net.FtpClient

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Opens a stream to the file specified by the URI

Namespace: System.Net.FtpClient
Assembly: System.Net.FtpClient (in System.Net.FtpClient.dll) Version: 1.0.5064.17461

Syntax

C#
public static Stream OpenRead(
	Uri uri,
	bool checkcertificate
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function OpenRead ( 
	uri As Uri,
	checkcertificate As Boolean
) As Stream
Visual C++
public:
static Stream^ OpenRead(
	Uri^ uri, 
	bool checkcertificate
)

Parameters

uri
Type: System..::..Uri
FTP/FTPS URI pointing at a file
checkcertificate
Type: System..::..Boolean
Indicates if a ssl certificate should be validated when using FTPS schemes

Return Value

Type: Stream
Stream object

Examples

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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net.FtpClient;

namespace Examples {
    public static class OpenReadURI {
        public static void OpenURI() {
            using (Stream s = FtpClient.OpenRead(new Uri("ftp://server/path/file"))) {
                byte[] buf = new byte[8192];
                int read = 0;

                try {
                    while ((read = s.Read(buf, 0, buf.Length)) > 0) {
                        Console.Write("\r{0}/{1} {2:p}     ",
                            s.Position, s.Length,
                            ((double)s.Position / (double)s.Length));
                    }
                }
                finally {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    s.Close();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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