Control ASCII Download Line Endings (CrlfMode)

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Demonstrates the CrlfMode property, which controls line-ending conversion when downloading in ASCII transfer mode: 0 leaves them as received, 1 converts to CRLF, 2 to LF, and 3 to CR.

Background: When you deliberately download text in ASCII mode, CrlfMode lets you force the saved file's line endings to a specific convention — CRLF for Windows tools, LF for Unix — regardless of what the server sends. It applies only in ASCII mode, so pair it with SetTypeAscii; in the recommended default binary mode, bytes are preserved verbatim and this setting has no effect. Reserve ASCII mode (and this property) for the rare case where line-ending normalization of text is actually wanted.

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bool success = false;

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

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com";
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";

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

//  CrlfMode controls line-ending conversion for ASCII-mode downloads:
//    0 = leave line endings as received (default)
//    1 = convert to CRLF
//    2 = convert to LF
//    3 = convert to CR
//  Convert a downloaded text file's line endings to CRLF (useful when saving for Windows).
ftp.CrlfMode = 1;

//  CrlfMode applies only in ASCII transfer mode.
success = ftp.SetTypeAscii();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = ftp.GetFile("public_html/readme.txt","qa_output/readme.txt");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Downloaded with CRLF line endings.");

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