GetFileLength Method

public override long GetFileLength(
   string filePath
)

Public Overrides Function GetFileLength( _
   ByVal filePath As String _
) As Long

public:
  long GetFileLength(
   String^ filePath
); override

Parameters

filePath

The path of the remote file. This cannot be a directory.

Return Value

Remarks

Represents FTP SIZE command.

The SIZE command was not defined by the original RFC, but it has been widely supported for a number of years.

Shows how to use GetFileLength method to get length of a file on an FTP server.

using System;
using ComponentPro.Net;

...

// Create a new class instance.
Ftp client = new Ftp();

// Connect to the FTP server.
client.Connect("localhost");

// Authenticate.
client.Authenticate("test", "test");

// ... 
 
// Get size in bytes of the remote file '/test.dat'. 
long length = client.GetFileLength("/test.dat");
Console.WriteLine("'/test.dat' file length is: {0} bytes", length);

// ... 
 
// Disconnect.
client.Disconnect();

Imports ComponentPro.Net

...

' Create a new class instance. 
Dim client As New Ftp()

' Connect to the FTP server.
client.Connect("localhost")

' Authenticate.
client.Authenticate("test", "test")

' ... 
 
' Get size in bytes of the remote file '/test.dat'. 
Dim length As Long = client.GetFileLength("/test.dat")
Console.WriteLine("'/test.dat' file length is: {0} bytes", length)

' ... 
 
' Disconnect.
client.Disconnect()

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