Retrieving a remote directory listing

Getting a directory listing as a String

To get a directory listing returned as a string you may use the GetDirListingAsString method.

Example

[C#]

// get listing of current remote directory as a string

String dirListing = myFtp.GetDirListingAsString(".");

[Visual Basic]

' get listing of current remote directory as a string

Dim dirListing As String = myFtp.GetDirListingAsString("*.*")

Getting a directory listing as an Enumeration

In some cases you will want to evaluate the entries returned in a directory listing. In this case you will want to use the GetDirListing method. This method returns an numeration of FtpFile. Each FtpFile instance represents a read-only entry in the directory listing and may be queried for additional information.

Example

[C#]

// get directory listing

IEnumerator e = myFtp.GetDirListing();

// enumerate thru listing printing filename for each entry

while (e.MoveNext()) {

FtpFile file = (FtpFile)e.Current;

Console.WriteLine("Filename: " + file.Filename);

}

[Visual Basic]

' get directory listing

Dim e As IEnumerator = myFtp.GetDirListing()

' enumerate thru listing printing filename for each entry

While e.MoveNext()

Dim file As FtpFile = e.Current

System.Console.WriteLine("Filename: " + file.Filename)

End While