C# - FtpWebRequest - Multiple requests over the same connection/login

Question

I want to loop on a FTP folder for check if a file has arrived

I do:

FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(\"ftp://localhost:8080         


        

Answer 1

Sorry, I missed it, you're only issuing one request and trying to get a response multiple times. Try the code below:

while(true)
{
    FtpWebRequest request =     (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://localhost:8080");
    request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("anonymous", "");
    request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectoryDetails;

    using (FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
    using (Stream responseStream = response.GetResponseStream())
    using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(responseStream))
    {
        Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadToEnd());

        reader.Close();
        response.Close();
    }
}

You should add a pause of some sort at the end of each loop though. You don't want to bombard the server.