.Net Download Entire FTP Directory

Below is a sniplet of code I used to download the entire FTP folder with sub folders and files.

You will need to download the DLL from http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/FtpClient.aspx

Simply copy paste the code below onto a console application, and you should be set to go.

Please note, you may have to do some error checking for your specific application.

The code below has not been tested and is a simple POC.

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.IO.File
Imports System.IO.FileInfo
Imports System.IO.Directory
Imports System.IO.DirectoryInfo
Imports System.Drawing

Module Module1

Private Sub DownloadEverything(ByVal FTPFolder As String, ByVal LocalFolder As String)
Dim myFtp As New Utilities.FTP.FTPclient("hostname", "username", "password")
Dim FTPDirectories = myFtp.ListDirectory(FTPFolder)
For Each FTPDirectory In FTPDirectories
With New DirectoryInfo(FTPDirectory)
   CreateDirectory(LocalFolder & "\" & .Name)
   DownloadEverything(FTPFolder & "/" & .Name, LocalFolder & "\" & .Name)
End With
Next
Dim FTPFiles = myFtp.ListDirectoryDetail(FTPFolder).GetFiles
For Each FTPFile In FTPFiles
  myFtp.Download(FTPFile, LocalFolder & "\" & FTPFile.Filename)
Next
End Sub

Sub Main()
Dim sLocalFolder As String = "C:\Temp\"
Dim sRemoteFolder As String = "/"
DownloadEverything(sRemoteFolder, sLocalFolder)
End Sub

End Module

Smit Shah

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.Net Download Entire FTP Directory