Connect() Method

Open the FTP Server connection explicitly and leave it open until explicitly closed.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
Delphi
JScript
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Function Connect() As System.Net.IPEndPoint

'Usage
 
Dim instance As FTP
Dim value As System.Net.IPEndPoint
 
value = instance.Connect()

public System.Net.IPEndPoint Connect()

public function Connect(): System.Net.IPEndPoint;

public function Connect() : System.Net.IPEndPoint;

public: System.Net.IPEndPoint* Connect();

public:
System.Net.IPEndPoint^ Connect();

Example

FTP ftp = new FTP(); //Trial Mode            
//FTP ftp = new FTP("place user name here", "place license key here");
 
// set the name of the FTP server( its URL )
ftp.HostAddress = "ftp.fsz.bme.hu"; // a hungarian university. change this to your ftp server
ftp.UserName = "anonymous"; // replace with your user name
ftp.Password = "user@mail.com"; // replace with your password
 
ftp.Connect();

Visual Basic

Dim ftp As FTP = New FTP() 'Trial Mode
'FTP ftp = new FTP("place user name here", "place license key here");
 
' set the name of the FTP server( its URL )
ftp.HostAddress = "ftp.fsz.bme.hu" ' a hungarian university. change this to your ftp server
ftp.UserName = "anonymous" ' replace with your user name
ftp.Password = "user@mail.com" ' replace with your password
 
ftp.Connect()

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

FTP Class
FTP Members