FtpClient.OpenWrite Method (String)

System.Net.FtpClient

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Opens the specified file for writing

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

Syntax

C#
public Stream OpenWrite( string path )

Visual Basic
Public Function OpenWrite ( path As String ) As Stream

Visual C++
public: virtual Stream^ OpenWrite( String^ path ) sealed

Parameters

path: Type: System..::..String
Full or relative path of the file

Return Value

Type: Stream
A stream for writing to the file on the server

Implements

IFtpClient..::..OpenWrite(String)

Examples

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using System; using System.IO; using System.Net; using System.Net.FtpClient; namespace Examples { public class OpenWriteExample { public static void OpenWrite() { using (FtpClient conn = new FtpClient()) { conn.Host = "localhost"; conn.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("ftptest", "ftptest"); using (Stream ostream = conn.OpenWrite("/full/or/relative/path/to/file")) { try { // istream.Position is incremented accordingly to the writes you perform } finally { ostream.Close(); } } } } } }

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

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

                using (Stream ostream = conn.OpenWrite("/full/or/relative/path/to/file")) {
                    try {
                        // istream.Position is incremented accordingly to the writes you perform
                    }
                    finally {
                        ostream.Close();
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}