How to download a file using ftp programmatically

[kaisersoze]

How to download a file using ftp programmatically. I have all files in the database in a binary column. Presently I use web services to download the files. But users are having difficulty when downloading huge file as it is taking much time. So, Is there a way i can download a file from the datbase using ftp. I appreciate any feedback.

 

[Gill Bates]

Have a look at the FtpWebRequest class (as well as FtpWebResponse) which is new in .NET 2.0:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.ftpwebrequest.aspx