Compact Framework 2.0 & FTP

Compact Framework 2.0 & FTP

• Fallen Ghost

  FTP Classes are not available in .NET CF 1.0 or 2.0.  You can use the OpenNETCF SDF FTP Class.  Check here for more details
  http://www.opennetcf.org/library/OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp.html
  
  

• kumarsv

  I do not have VS 2003 installed, only 2005 B2 and OpenNetCF 1.4 will not install for me (I get an invalid object reference error on the install).  So, I am guessing that it is not compatible with VS 2005 B2 and Compact Framework version 2.0...   I would like to know for sure if anyone else has more input.
  

• Litey

  Charlie,

  Can I ask if you ever got to the bottom of the Ftp.FtpWebRequest.CreateDefault Not Supported problem. I am running Visual Studio 2005 with the OpenNetCF libriaries and get the same problem you experienced.

  Many thanks

  
  

• the user

  Is this compatible with VS 2005 B2 and CF 2.0
  I downloaded and installed the OpenNETCF stuff (it installed into VS .Net 2003 CF 1.0.500).
  I put a ref to the OpenNETCF.Net class (from the older VS install) into my VS 2005 B2 Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC project and utilized the FtpWebRequest.  It compiled and deployed ok, but when I debug it using an emulator it generates a "Not supported Exception".
  Am I not referencing it correctly... is it not compatible with the beta rel stuff, or   (I'm about a 3-4 on a scale of 1-10 with VB, so I could be doing something basically wrong and not know it)
  
  

  Here is an example of what I did... (the error is generated from the first line)
  
  Dim wr As FtpWebRequest = FtpWebRequest.CreateDefault(New Uri("ftp://xxx.com/file.txt"))

  Dim ts As String = "Some sample text."

  Dim enc As New System.Text.ASCIIEncoding

  Dim bytes As Byte() = enc.GetBytes(ts)

  Dim ns As Stream = wr.GetRequestStream()

  wr.ContentLength = bytes.Length()

  ns.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length())

  ns.Close()
  
  Thanks 1E6 for your help.
  

  
  
  

• mshafiq

  I had the same problem :"Not supported Exception".

  Here, it's the solution to connect on a FTP server from Windows Mobile 5.0 using OpenNETCF: (C#)

  using OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp;

  using System.Net;

  private static FtpWebRequest request;

  private static Stream ftpRequestStream;

  private static void Connect()

  {

  FtpRequestCreator creator = new FtpRequestCreator();

  WebRequest.RegisterPrefix("ftp:", creator);

  // Building our URI object

  Uri testUri;

  if ("192.168.1.9:2121".IndexOf("ftp:") != 0)

  testUri = new Uri("ftp://" + "192.168.1.9:21");

  else

  testUri = new Uri("192.168.1.9:21");

  // Creating a new FtbRequest object

  request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(testUri);

  request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("login", "password");

  // Getting the Request stream

  ftpRequestStream = request.GetRequestStream();

  StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(ftpRequestStream);

  ...

  ...

  }

  If you don't write:

  FtpRequestCreator creator = new FtpRequestCreator();

  WebRequest.RegisterPrefix("ftp:", creator);

  you have the "Not supported Exception" error.

  
  

• Makler

  We've just released edtFTPnet/Compact, an FTP client for the .NET Compact Framework.
  
  edtFTPnet/Compact is a port of edtFTPnet, the popular .NET library for embedding full FTP capabilities into .NET applications.
  
  It includes
  

  • a rich interface supporting many FTP commands
  • active and passive mode support.
  • resuming of binary transfers.
  • events for monitoring progress of data transfers.
  • compiled for .NET Compact Framework 1.0 and above.
  • full source code included.

  See
  
  http://www.enterprisedt.com/products/edtftpnetcompact/overview.html
  
  for more details.
  
• Compact Framework 2.0 & FTP