Read, not download, from FTP

Hello all,

I have used the WebClient.DownloadData Method for reading html data from a website. This is a very helpful function as it allows you to read the data directly from the website without downloading it first.

Is there an FTP equivalent? I would like to read data from a text file from and FTP site without downloading it to a temp file first.

Thank you.

I'm not sure what you mean. What part of DownloadData makes you think you do NOT download? Well I guess it doesn't matter unforunately there is no native .NET FTP tools :( Although you can pass credentials to the WebClient if you need to access something behind a password protected HTTP site.

Perhaps I'm being a bit thick here, but how can you possibly read something without downloading it?

Anyway .Net FTP tools can be found here
http://www.rebex.net/download/

Don't know if it's any good or not.

well you Don't have to save a file before reading it.. you can put it in a buffer.. :S.... you should write your own socket though ;)