Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.Ftp2();

bool success;

//  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

ftp.Hostname = "www.example-code.com";
ftp.Username = "example-code.com";
ftp.Password = "****";
ftp.Passive = true;

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success = ftp.Connect();
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Download the contents of the remote file into memory.
string fileContents;
string remoteFilename;
remoteFilename = "hamletQuote.txt";

fileContents = ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData(remoteFilename);
if (fileContents == null ) {
    textBox1.Text += ftp.LastErrorText + "\r\n";
}
else {
    textBox1.Text += fileContents + "\r\n";
}

ftp.Disconnect();