FtpClient.FileExists Method (String)

System.Net.FtpClient

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Checks if a file exsts on the server by taking a file listing of the parent directory in the path and comparing the results the path supplied.

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

Syntax

C#
public bool FileExists( string path )

Visual Basic
Public Function FileExists ( path As String ) As Boolean

Visual C++
public: virtual bool FileExists( String^ path ) sealed

Parameters

path: Type: System..::..String
The full or relative path to the file

Return Value

Type: Boolean
True if the file exists

Implements

IFtpClient..::..FileExists(String)

Examples

C#	Copy
using System; using System.Net; using System.Net.FtpClient; namespace Examples { static class FileExistsExample { public static void FileExists() { using (FtpClient conn = new FtpClient()) { conn.Host = "localhost"; conn.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("ftptest", "ftptest"); // The last parameter forces System.Net.FtpClient to use LIST -a // for getting a list of objects in the parent directory. if (conn.FileExists("/full/or/relative/path", FtpListOption.ForceList \| FtpListOption.AllFiles)) { // dome something } } } } }

Copy

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

namespace Examples {
    static class FileExistsExample {
        public static void FileExists() {
            using (FtpClient conn = new FtpClient()) {
                conn.Host = "localhost";
                conn.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("ftptest", "ftptest");

                // The last parameter forces System.Net.FtpClient to use LIST -a 
                // for getting a list of objects in the parent directory.
                if (conn.FileExists("/full/or/relative/path", 
                    FtpListOption.ForceList | FtpListOption.AllFiles)) {
                    // dome something
                }
            }
        }
    }
}