Downloading files from FTP

[whizkid123]

Hi all! Im downloading files from an FTP server. The problem is multiple downloads or a filename* download. I dont have the exact filename with me. The filename consists of an ID followed by date and time. I have the ID but the data and time can be random. How do I download a file without knowing the exact file name. The wildcard character * also does not work. Can
anybody please help! Thanks in advance!

 

[Divil]

I dont think there is anything in the FTP protocol specification for downloading files with only a partial name. Is there a reason you cant get a directory listing?

 

[Nerseus]

You can issue commands to FTP servers to get a file listing. Depending on the server (NT vs. Unix for example), you may get away with "dir" thought "lst" (I think) is the standard FTP command. I havent tried this with .NET but I know "back in the day" what got returned was a big string showing the directory contents. You can then find the filenames and do your own string compare to get the real filename.

Its a start if nothing else works.

-Nerseus