Xceed FTP for .NET

What's New in Xceed FTP for .NET 5.1?

• Several bug fixes and version number synchronization with .NET Zip products

What's New in Xceed FTP for .NET 5.0?

• Built and fully compatible with .NET Framework 4 for Visual Studio 2010

What's New in Xceed FTP for .NET 4.0?

Xceed FTP for .NET 4 features performance enhancements that eliminate certain problems related to connecting to a server residing behind a firewall through the addition of the CCC (clear command channel) command and a UseRemoteAddress property. Also, Xceed FTP for .NET internal architecture changes have been made that will eliminate hanging or small files being empty after transfer in certain situations. Finally, various enumerations have been modified to match those found in the .NET Framework to take advantage of the SslStream class.

What's New in Xceed FTP for .NET V3.7?

• Full compatibility with Visual Studio 2008

What's New in Xceed FTP for .NET V3.6?

• Added support for the FEAT command, which allows an FTP client to query a server on the FTP extensions it supports.
• Added MODE Z data transfer, which compresses data using zlib before sending to an FTP server and decompresses it when received from a server.

The Xceed FTP for .NET is designed to work well with all types of FTP servers. It provides built in support for Unix, VMS, AS/400 and DOS server types. Thanks to features such as the ability to create custom listing parsers and support for various FTP tweak properties, the library can also work with almost every other, less known FTP server types.

Xceed FTP for .NET: Minimum code, maximum value

Only a few lines of code are necessary to send and receive files, folders or entire directory structures and a rich set of events keeps your application informed of all FTP activity and statistics. This makes this library an ideal choice for developers that want to spend the least amount of time and hassle implementing and maintaining FTP code in their applications.

Complete sample applications are included in both VB.NET and C#, including an FTP client application in Windows Forms reminiscent of the popular "CuteFTP" or "WS-FTP" clients.

Xceed FTP for .NET is also available with its C# source code in the Blueprint Edition. This is an excellent educational tool since the source code is fully commented and a useful asset for those who will be heavily deriving from the library.

Xceed FTP for .NET: .NET technology

• 100% managed code written in C#, source code included in Blueprint Edition
• Object-oriented design created specifically for the .NET framework
• VB.NET and C# sample applications included
• All error handling works through .NET exception classes
• Objects don't need to be explicitly disposed of
• CLS compliant (Common Language Specification)
• Does not use unsafe blocks for minimal permission requirements
• Documentation fully integrated into Visual Studio.NET
• Built using System.Net.Sockets namespace

Xceed FTP for .NET: FTP protocol features

• RFC 959, 1123 and 1579 compliant
• Solid, built-in support for various server types including Unix, VMS, AS/400 and DOS
• Supports all major FTP operations and allows sending of custom commands
• Supports FTP passive mode for firewall and proxy server resilience

Xceed FTP for .NET Major features

• Send and receive files, folders or entire directory structures quickly and easily
• Send and receive files to or from disk or memory streams
• Supports secure FTP via SSL 3.0 and 3.1 (TLS)
• Synchronize a local directory structure with a remote directory structure on an FTP server and vice-versa
• Operations can be aborted at any time
• Provides a rich set of events to keep your application notified of all FTP activity
• Allows you to verify at any time the exact state of the component, including whether it is connected or not, busy or not, sending, receiving, deleting, etc
• Obtain a detailed listing of files on the FTP server via a collection object or by events
• Rename and delete files on the FTP server
• Resume file transfers from any byte offset
• Support for non-blocking (asynchronous) FTP operations

Xceed FTP for .NET Component interactivity / Events

• Provides status report events on a file-by-file basis as well as on the entire operation being performed
• Status reports include various completion percentages, byte counts, file counts, bytes per second, bytes skipped, number of files skipped and more. Displaying a progress bar could not be easier
• Events are triggered for all major operations such as whenever a file is being sent, received, listed, etc
• When sending multiple files and an error occurs, allows you to retry the file, skip it and continue, or abort the entire operation
• Provides complete file information for the current file being processed

Xceed FTP for .NET Other features

• Create filters so you can send or receive only files that fit specific criteria such as file size or date
• Allows you to rename or change filenames and paths before sending
• Automatic logging to memory or to disk
• Use the automatic directory listing parser or create your own custom parser for unknown listing formats and FTP server types. You can do this in two ways - through inheritance or by handling an event
• Set a timeout limit on all operations and have an exception triggered if it is exceeded
• Send a file to an FTP server and have the server give it a unique filename
• Can send files as ASCII or Binary
• Triggers an event if the connection to the FTP server is lost
• Allows you to change the user that is currently logged in without disconnecting
• Built-in tweaks for working with non-standard FTP server types including settable FTP server folder separator character, storage pre-allocation and TYPE command sending
• Specify an FTP server by IP address or host name
• Specify files to send or receive using wildcards

Vanguard Subscription provides updates to the latest versions as they are released, as well as priority support by telephone and dedicated email address. Blueprint Edition includes the product's C# source code as well as a 1-year Vanguard subscription including updates to the source code.