The ideal pattern

[enigmagame]

In a software that I'm developing, I've a problem, I'm searching a solution for that, and I think that a solution can come from a design pattern, so I'm here for some suggestions.
The software must connect to a server, the server can be of a different type (for example FTP and SQL), after the connection the software must perform some actions, for example download a list of something.
We have different type of server, so if the software is connected on a FTP server, the action is download a list of files, if the software is connected on a SQL server the action is a query on a table.
When the software starts, it loads a configuration file, on this file there are some server informations, what happen in reality is a population of a list of ServerInfo objects, each object contains the server type, the address and the login data.
I'm searching an elegant and transparent solution, I don't want code like this:

Server server; 

if (serverInfo.type == FTP) 
    server = new FTPServer(); 
else if (serverInfo.type == SQL) 
    server = new SQLServer(); 

server.connect();

Studying the problem I've found a possible solution with the Abstract Factory pattern, but I'm really new to the world of desing patterns, so I'm not sure if this is the correct solution, and I don't understand very well how to model my problem on this pattern.
Thanks.

[jhumelsine]

Use Factory Method

Use Factory Method for this. You'll still have the if/else in your code, but it will be in a better spot.

Create a static method in Server called create. It will look something like the following:

public static Server create(ServerInfo info)
{[INDENT]if (info == FTP)[INDENT]return new FTPServer;[/INDENT]
else if (info == SQL)[INDENT]return new SQLServer;[/INDENT][/INDENT]
}

Your implementation becomes:

Server server = Server.create(serverInfo.type);

server.connect;