Copy from FTP server to local Server through VB.Net

Introduction

Just go through the code and you will come to know that how to copy or downloads the files from FTP server to your local server/machines by using VB.Net Code

Background

Manuallyu copying the code from FTP server to local server is always a fun but the same is cumbersum job if gone through the code.........

Using the code

This is my one of the most beautiful work to copy multiple files from any FTP server to your desire folder or server........ Just go through the code and experience the beauty of it...

//
// Any source code blocks look like this
//
Dim oScript, oFileSys, objFSO, fileSearchObj, fileNameList, fileName, fileNameArray
Dim tempFileName As String
Try

    '' set the FTP path and username/password fields

Dim ftp_address As String = "ftp.XYZ.com" '---> ftp site address
Dim ftp_username As String = "username" '---> user name 
Dim ftp_password As String = "passwd" '---> password

fileSearchObj = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' Get all the files down loded to C:\ftpDownload folder
fileNameArray = fileSearchObj.GetFolder("C:\ftpDownload\")
fileNameList = fileNameArray.files

For Each fileName In fileNameList
    tempFileName = fileName.name

    '1. Crate the temperory .ftp file (ftpCommand.ftp) which contain the FTP code 
    '2. Write the code for copying the file from FTP to Local folder
    '3. Write the code to delete the file from FTP after copy
    '4. Execute the file through command prompt

    Dim objTextFile
    Dim strFTPFileName As String = ""
    '-----------------------------------------------------------
    ' Step 1
    '-----------------------------------------------------------
    ' this file will be saved on the root folder (bydefault)
    strFTPFileName = "C:\ftpCommand.ftp"
    ' create the temporary on root folder 
    objTextFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(strFTPFileName, True)
    
    '-----------------------------------------------------------
    ' Step 2
    '-----------------------------------------------------------
    ' write the ftp command line code to fetch files in the file test.ftp
    objTextFile.WriteLine("open " & ftp_address) '-------> open FTP site/location
    objTextFile.WriteLine(ftp_username) '--------------> ftp user name
    objTextFile.WriteLine(ftp_password) '--------------> ftp user password
    objTextFile.WriteLine("cd tempFolder") '-----------> cd tempFolder 
    ' tempFolder is the source folder on FTP site from where application will down load files
    ' Example- ftp:\\ftp.XYZ.com\tempFolder 
    objTextFile.WriteLine("lcd C:\ftpDownload") '--------> This is the working directory
    
    '-----------------------------------------------------------
    ' Step 3
    '-----------------------------------------------------------
    objTextFile.WriteLine("delete " & tempFileName) '----> delete 'filename' // to delete the same copied files from the FTP server
    objTextFile.WriteLine("y") '--------------> y //propmt message 'yes' to commit the copy operation
    objTextFile.WriteLine("bye") '--------------> bye //ftp command to come out of the ftp command promt
    
    ' close the stream for creating the new ftp file
    objTextFile.Close()
    objTextFile = Nothing
    
    '-----------------------------------------------------------
    ' Step 4
    '----------------------------------------------------------- ' create the FTP command promt syntax to execute the files
    Dim strCMD As String
    strCMD = "ftp.exe -i -s: C:\ftpCommand.ftp"
    ' create the temperory file to store the output generated after executing the FTP command 
    Dim strTempFile As String
    strTempFile = "C:\ftpOutput.txt"
    ' call the command promt control to execute the delete operation
    Call oScript.Run("cmd.exe /c " & strCMD & " > " & strTempFile, 0, True)
    
Next

Catch ex As Exception
    ' Some thing goes wrong
End Try 



<pre>You can use the desire desination folder instead of harc-coded C:\ drive