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RKh
RKh

Reputation: 14161

Checking files on a remote folder through Windows app

I am using VS-2008 [C#] with .NET 3.5 SP1 installed.

I am writing an auto-update utility for my application. I want to connect via FTP and search for the files on the remote server. I want to check the versions of the local and remote file. As expected, if new files are on server, display alert.

I started with following code:

FtpWebRequest ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://ftp.mysite.com//myFiles");
try
{
    ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("new user", "new password");
    ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.GetDateTimestamp;
    DateTime FtpFileLastModified = ((FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse()).LastModified;
}
catch (Exception)
{
    throw;
}

I want to know which is a recommended method to perform this type of task in .NET 3.5 SP1. Please illustrate with a little code.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 236

Answers (1)

Arjun Shetty
Arjun Shetty

Reputation: 1585

You can use FileSystemWatcher Class- Listens to the file system change notifications and raises events when a directory, or file in a directory, changes.

Upvotes: 1

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