(VB.NET UWP/WinRT) Passive FTP Download

Simple example to download a file from an FTP server using passive mode.

Chilkat Universal Windows Platform (UWP) / WinRT Downloads Chilkat for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim ftp As New Chilkat.Ftp2

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Username = "login"
ftp.Password = "password"

' Use passive mode:
ftp.Passive = True

' Connect and login to the FTP server.
Dim success As Boolean = Await ftp.ConnectAsync()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
' This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
' for the FTP account.
success = Await ftp.ChangeRemoteDirAsync("junk")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Download a file.
Dim localFilename As String = "hamlet.xml"
Dim remoteFilename As String = "hamlet.xml"

success = Await ftp.GetFileAsync(remoteFilename,localFilename)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


success = Await ftp.DisconnectAsync()

Debug.WriteLine("File Downloaded!")