Download FTP Text File Directly to String Variable

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

C# program demonstrating how to download a text file into a string variable.

    Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.Ftp2();
    bool unlocked = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything begins 30-day trial");
    if (!unlocked)
    {
	MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
	return;
    }
    
    ftp.Hostname = "ftp.***.com";
    ftp.Username = "***";
    ftp.Password = "***";
    
    bool ok = ftp.Connect();
    if (!ok)
    {
	MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
	return;
    }
    
    string s;
    
    s = ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData("sampleText.txt");
    if (s == null) 
    {
	MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
	return;
    }
    
    MessageBox.Show(s);

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/vbdotnet/step2.asp