Connect and Log In to an FTP Server

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in a single call. It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

Background: Connect is the one-call path that covers the whole handshake: it opens the TCP connection (through any configured proxy), negotiates TLS if enabled, reads the server greeting, and sends USER/PASS to log in. For most applications this is all that is needed. Use ConnectOnly plus LoginAfterConnectOnly instead when you need to do something between connecting and authenticating — such as inspecting the greeting or choosing credentials based on it.

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bool success = false;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in one
//  call.  It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

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

//  The FTP server to connect to.  Port defaults to 21 for FTP.
ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com";
ftp.Port = 21;

//  The login credentials.
ftp.Username = "myFtpLogin";

//  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
//  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
ftp.Password = "myPassword";

//  Connect negotiates any configured proxy and TLS, receives the greeting, and logs in.
success = ftp.Connect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Connected and logged in.");

success = ftp.Disconnect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}