NET FTP Library
DownloadStreamAsync(Stream,String,Object) Method
Example 






KellermanSoftware.NetFtpLibrary Namespace > FTP Class > DownloadStreamAsync Method : DownloadStreamAsync(Stream,String,Object) Method
The local file stream to write to
The path of the FTP file
Your custom object to be returned with Started, Progress, and Completed Events
Download to a file stream from the FTP server asynchronously.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub DownloadStreamAsync( _
   ByVal localStream As System.IO.Stream, _
   ByVal ftpFileName As System.String, _
   ByVal customObject As System.Object _
) 
'Usage
 
Dim instance As FTP
Dim localStream As System.IO.Stream
Dim ftpFileName As System.String
Dim customObject As System.Object
 
instance.DownloadStreamAsync(localStream, ftpFileName, customObject)
public void DownloadStreamAsync( 
   System.IO.Stream localStream,
   System.string ftpFileName,
   System.object customObject
)
public procedure DownloadStreamAsync( 
    localStream: System.IO.Stream;
    ftpFileName: System.String;
    customObject: System.TObject
); 
public function DownloadStreamAsync( 
   localStream : System.IO.Stream,
   ftpFileName : System.String,
   customObject : System.Object
);
public: void DownloadStreamAsync( 
   System.IO.Stream* localStream,
   System.string* ftpFileName,
   System.Object* customObject
) 
public:
void DownloadStreamAsync( 
   System.IO.Stream^ localStream,
   System.String^ ftpFileName,
   System.Object^ customObject
) 

Parameters

localStream
The local file stream to write to
ftpFileName
The path of the FTP file
customObject
Your custom object to be returned with Started, Progress, and Completed Events
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
 
Stream myStream = File.OpenWrite("c:\\uploadfile1.txt");
ftp.DownloadStreamAsync(myStream, "uploadfile1.txt", 2500);
 
while (ftp.IsBusy == true)
{
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
}
 
myStream.Close();
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
 
Dim myStream As Stream = File.OpenWrite("c:\uploadfile1.txt")
ftp.DownloadStreamAsync(myStream, "uploadfile1.txt", 2500)
 
Do While ftp.IsBusy = True
   System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100)
Loop
 
myStream.Close()
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

See Also

Reference

FTP Class
FTP Members
Overload List