Saving a stream to a file

[K Viltersten]

I've downloaded a file from an FTP server and
using WebRequestMetho ds.Ftp.Download File and the
result is, i guess, a file. However, the response is
of type FtpWebResponse and as such only have a method
for obtaining a Stream object only...

I'd like it to respond with an object of type File or
FileInfo, maybe, directly. Is it doable? Or is the
best way to do that simply using FileWriter?

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Re: Saving a stream to a file

K Viltersten wrote:

I've downloaded a file from an FTP server and
using WebRequestMetho ds.Ftp.Download File and the
result is, i guess, a file. However, the response is
of type FtpWebResponse and as such only have a method
for obtaining a Stream object only...
>
I'd like it to respond with an object of type File or
FileInfo, maybe, directly. Is it doable?

It has the methods it ha.

WebClient has some convenience methods like DownloadFile.

Arne

[K Viltersten]

Re: Saving a stream to a file

>I've downloaded a file from an FTP server and

>using WebRequestMetho ds.Ftp.Download File and the
>result is, i guess, a file. However, the response is
>of type FtpWebResponse and as such only have a method
>for obtaining a Stream object only...
>>
>I'd like it to respond with an object of type File or
>FileInfo, maybe, directly. Is it doable?

>
It has the methods it ha.
>
WebClient has some convenience methods like DownloadFile.

Right, thanks! I was hoping for a neat one-liner
doing everything automagically for me. :)

Perhaps i'm getting too convenient, hehe.


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[The Colorado Kid]

Re: Saving a stream to a file

Hello K,

Here ya go:

Public Function Download(ByVal RemoteFile As String, ByVal LocalFile
As String) As Boolean
Try
Dim ftp As FtpWebRequest = GetRequest(GetU RI(RemoteFile))
ftp.Method = WebRequestMetho ds.Ftp.Download File

Using response As System.Net.FtpW ebResponse = CType(ftp.GetRe sponse,
System.Net.FtpW ebResponse)
Using responseStream As IO.Stream = response.GetRes ponseStream
Using fs As New IO.FileStream(L ocalFile, IO.FileMode.Cre ate)
Dim buffer(2047) As Byte
Dim read As Integer = 0
Do
read = responseStream. Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)
fs.Write(buffer , 0, read)
Loop Until read = 0
responseStream. Close()
fs.Flush()
fs.Close()
End Using
responseStream. Close()
End Using
response.Close( )
End Using

Catch ex As Exception
_error = ex
Return False
End Try
Return True
End Function

I've downloaded a file from an FTP server and
using WebRequestMetho ds.Ftp.Download File and the
result is, i guess, a file. However, the response is
of type FtpWebResponse and as such only have a method
for obtaining a Stream object only...
I'd like it to respond with an object of type File or FileInfo, maybe,
directly. Is it doable? Or is the best way to do that simply using
FileWriter?
>

[Peter Duniho]

Re: Saving a stream to a file

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:01:01 -0700, The Colorado Kid <tckwrote:

Hello K,
>
Here ya go: [VB code snipped]

Uh...I don't mean to be a bother, but traditionally here in the C#
newsgroup, we try to stick to posting C# code. :)

[The Colorado Kid]

Re: Saving a stream to a file

Hello Peter,

Aha! Helps if I pay attention to which newsgroup I'm pulling articles from.
Sorry about that. I've got a slew of newsgroups that all come up in the same
stream. I'll pay closer attention in the future.

Ironically, I had to convert that code from C# to VB for the app it's used
in...

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:01:01 -0700, The Colorado Kid <tckwrote:
>

>Hello K,
>>
>Here ya go: [VB code snipped]
>>

Uh...I don't mean to be a bother, but traditionally here in the C#
newsgroup, we try to stick to posting C# code. :)
>

[K Viltersten]

Re: Saving a stream to a file

Ironically, I had to convert that code from C# to VB for the app it's used

in...

How about reposting it in the
before-conversion state, then?

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Regards
Konrad Viltersten
----------------------------------------
May all spammers die an agonizing death;
have no burial places; their souls be
chased by demons in Gehenna from one room
to another for all eternity and beyond.

[Peter Duniho]

Re: Saving a stream to a file

On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:12:16 -0700, The Colorado Kid <tckwrote:

Hello Peter,
>
Aha! Helps if I pay attention to which newsgroup I'm pulling articles
from. Sorry about that. I've got a slew of newsgroups that all come up
in the same stream. I'll pay closer attention in the future.

It's not a big deal. I just thought it was funny. Heck, I'm the one who
answered a C# question here as if it were about Java just the other day.
I know how hard it can be to keep your newsgroups straight.

Ironically, I had to convert that code from C# to VB for the app it's
used in...

Yes, that is ironic. :) As Konrad says, maybe it would help to post the
original C# then?

Pete

[The Colorado Kid]

Re: Saving a stream to a file

Peter,

I can't find the original source, but here's something similar:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/FtpClient.aspx?fid=225949&df=90&mpp=25&noise=3&sort=Position&view=Quick&fr=201

On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:12:16 -0700, The Colorado Kid <tckwrote:
>

>Hello Peter,
>>
>Aha! Helps if I pay attention to which newsgroup I'm pulling articles
>from. Sorry about that. I've got a slew of newsgroups that all come
>up in the same stream. I'll pay closer attention in the future.
>>

It's not a big deal. I just thought it was funny. Heck, I'm the one
who answered a C# question here as if it were about Java just the
other day. I know how hard it can be to keep your newsgroups
straight.
>

>Ironically, I had to convert that code from C# to VB for the app it's
>used in...
>>

Yes, that is ironic. :) As Konrad says, maybe it would help to post
the original C# then?
>
Pete
>