Passive FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server using passive mode.

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 = "****";
ftp.Password = "****";

// The default data transfer mode is "Active" as opposed to "Passive".
// Set the Passive property to use Passive mode FTP transfers.
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 file is located.
// This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
// for the FTP account.
success = ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download a file.
string localFilename;
localFilename = "hamlet.xml";
string remoteFilename;
remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

success = ftp.GetFile(remoteFilename,localFilename);
if (success != true) {
    MessageBox.Show(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

ftp.Disconnect();

MessageBox.Show("File Downloaded!");