How to check that directory exist on ftp server or not?

[aamersaeed2368]

Dear All,

I want to write a function of bool type to check whether a directory exist on ftp server or not..........I've googled it so much but couldn't get the solution......Currently i am using

WebRequestMethods.Ftp.GetDateTimestamp;

but this function return false in both cases either directory exist or not..............And another function

WebRequestMethods.Ftp.PrintWorkingDirectory;

which return true for every case either directory exist or not??????Can anyone point me in the right direction.

Thanks,
Aamer.

[PsychoCoder]

Here's one option you have for solving your issue using the FtpWebRequest and FtpWebResponse classes built into the .NET Framework

public bool DoesExist(string file)
{
    var ftpRequest = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create (string.Format("{0}/{1}","ftp://ftp.domain.com",file));
    ftpRequest.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");
    ftpRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.GetFileSize;
 
    try
    {
        FtpWebResponse ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ftpRequest.GetResponse();
        return true;
    }
    catch (WebException ex)
    {
        FtpWebResponse ftpResponse = (FtpWebResponse)ex.Response;
        if (ftpResponse.StatusCode == FtpStatusCode.ActionNotTakenFileUnavailable)
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
}