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lynzepiper
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C# Session.GetFiles from ftp to Local Drive.

2012-09-04 16:01

I'm trying to download a file from a directory on a FTP site using session.GetFiles method but I keep getting "Can't get file attributes", files does not exist. Before I attempt to download the file I use session.ListDirectory. The file is listed in the RemoteDirectoryInfo that is returned from the session.ListDirectory method. I can see the file in the WinSCP GUI so I know it exists. I have full admin rights to the FTP site. I'm using the following code. The same code works for SFTP but just wont work for FTP or FTPS. I've tried it on 3 different FTP sites, ones which I know work.

[code]
try
{

if (!session.Opened)
Connect(out sessionException, out sslCertificate);

if (session.Opened)
{
bool exists = session.FileExists(remotePath);
TransferOptions transferOption = new TransferOptions();
transferOption.TransferMode = TransferMode.Binary;

transferResult = session.GetFiles("/Outbound/textfile.txt", @"C:\\Local FTP\\", Overwrite, transferOption);
output = session.Output.ToList();
transferResult.Check();

}
}
catch (SessionRemoteException exception)
{

}
finally
{
session.Dispose();
}

return transferResult;
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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: C# Session.GetFiles from ftp to Local Drive.

2012-09-06

Please set Session.SessionLogPath and attach the session log to this thread.

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badik Guest

2012-09-12 13:16

Analog Problem GetFiles

> 2012-09-12 18:06:08.774 Script: ls -- "\Document\/"
. 2012-09-12 18:06:08.774 Retrieving directory listing...
> 2012-09-12 18:06:08.774 CWD /Document/
< 2012-09-12 18:06:08.868 250 CWD successful. "/Document" is current directory.
> 2012-09-12 18:06:08.868 PWD
< 2012-09-12 18:06:08.962 257 "/Document" is current directory.
> 2012-09-12 18:06:08.962 TYPE A
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.055 200 Type set to A
> 2012-09-12 18:06:09.055 PASV
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.133 227 Entering Passive Mode (10,95,3,14,10,7)
> 2012-09-12 18:06:09.133 MLSD
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.321 150 Connection accepted
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.321 226 Transfer OK
. 2012-09-12 18:06:09.321 Directory listing successful
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.321 Script: D--------- 0 0 ..
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.321 Script: ---------- 0 138471 Sep 12 10:30:48 2012 fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment
> 2012-09-12 18:06:09.805 Script: get -nopermissions -preservetime -transfer="binary" -- "\Document\fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment" "c:\cafk\moy\fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment.ufk52.tmp"
. 2012-09-12 18:06:09.805 Listing file "\Document\fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment".
. 2012-09-12 18:06:09.805 Retrieving file information...
> 2012-09-12 18:06:09.805 MLST fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.899 250-Listing /Document/fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.899 type=file;size=138471;modify=20120912103048; /Document/fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.915 250 End
. 2012-09-12 18:06:09.915 Retrieving file information successful
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.915 Script: Can't get attributes of file '\Document\fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment'.
< 2012-09-12 18:06:09.915 Script: File or folder '\Document\fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment' does not exist.
. 2012-09-12 18:06:09.915 Script: Failed
> 2012-09-12 18:06:09.946 Script: exit
. 2012-09-12 18:06:09.946 Script: Exit code: 1
. 2012-09-12 18:06:09.962 Disconnected from server
. 2012-09-12 18:08:39.881 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2012-09-12 18:08:39.881 WinSCP Version 5.0.9 (Build 2578) (OS 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3)

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badik
Joined:: 2012-09-13
Posts:: 1

2012-09-14 08:36

Error code :

    // Setup session options
    var sessionOptions = new ActiveXObject("WinSCP.SessionOptions");
    sessionOptions.Protocol = 2;
    sessionOptions.HostName = mHostName
    sessionOptions.UserName = mUserName
    sessionOptions.Password = mPassword
     var session = new ActiveXObject("WinSCP.Session");
 
    try
    {
        // Connect
session.Open(sessionOptions);
session.GetFiles("/Document/MyFile.txt","c:\new\my_File.txt").Check()

    }
catch (e)
{
    alert("Error:" + e.message);
}

temporary solution a change of root RemoteDirectory

    // Setup session options
    var sessionOptions = new ActiveXObject("WinSCP.SessionOptions");
    sessionOptions.Protocol = 2;
    sessionOptions.HostName = mHostName
    sessionOptions.UserName = mUserName
    sessionOptions.Password = mPassword
   

    //temporary solution a change of root RemoteDirectory
    sessionOptions.AddRawSettings("RemoteDirectory","/Document/")
   

    var session = new ActiveXObject("WinSCP.Session");
 
    try
    {
        // Connect
session.Open(sessionOptions);
session.GetFiles("MyFile.txt","c:\new\my_File.txt").Check()

    }
catch (e)
{
    alert("Error:" + e.message);
}

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martin◆ Site Admin

2012-09-21

get -nopermissions -preservetime -transfer="binary" -- "\Document\fe75400f-d260-4d8b-81d4-3c318a7dd568.priority80.gz.shipment"

Please use forward slashes.

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nicis
Joined:: 2012-07-03
Posts:: 5

2012-09-30 15:45

hi,

does the problem could be solved ?
I use the temporary solution (AddRawSettings("RemoteDirectory") but this solution does not permit to "reset" the remote directory parameter(I get a dictonnary error, element already exist)
1) does the raw setting is used when the session is open or at every "command"
2) can the raw setting can be modified ?
3) does a solution exist in .net&com interface to navigate from one directory to another one (like "cd remotedirectory")
4) does a solution exist to submit a command (like "cd ") to winscp.exe process ?

thanks

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Location:: Prague, Czechia

2012-10-01

nicis wrote:

does the problem could be solved ?
I use the temporary solution (AddRawSettings("RemoteDirectory") but this solution does not permit to "reset" the remote directory parameter(I get a dictonnary error, element already exist)
1) does the raw setting is used when the session is open or at every "command"
2) can the raw setting can be modified ?
3) does a solution exist in .net&com interface to navigate from one directory to another one (like "cd remotedirectory")
4) does a solution exist to submit a command (like "cd ") to winscp.exe process ?

I do not see how this is related to this thread.
Anyway, the assembly does not have a concept of current remote working directory. You always need to use absolute paths for remote files. You should not rely on using paths relative to the user's home directory.

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nicis
Joined:: 2012-07-03
Posts:: 5

2012-10-01 21:39

sorry if I did not created a new thread but It is related to this message since the initial problem I get was the file attributes error

and since the solution was to use AddRawSettings to set the directory ...

that meams also that if I want to check file attributes while working on differents directories, I have to close the session and open it again ?

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martin◆ Site Admin

2012-10-04

The solution you refer to does not make any sense to me.
Please attach a log file.

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a.ilic Guest

FTP file download, .NET C#

2012-10-31 20:46

Does anyone have permanent solution for the topic problem? I have the same problem. I can't download the file requesting through full path, but if I set remote directory first and then request the file, download finishes successfully.

. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.392 Connected
. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.392 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.392 Using FTP protocol.
. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.392 Doing startup conversation with host.
> 2012-10-31 20:35:48.397 PWD
< 2012-10-31 20:35:48.462 257 "/" is your current location
. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.462 Getting current directory name.
. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.462 Startup conversation with host finished.
< 2012-10-31 20:35:48.467 Script: Active session: [1] ...
> 2012-10-31 20:35:48.947 Script: get  -nopermissions -preservetime -transfer="binary" -- "/nexchange/download/bestprice.png" "d:\_NIS\download\bestprice.png"
. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.947 Listing file "/nexchange/download/bestprice.png".
. 2012-10-31 20:35:48.947 Retrieving file information...
> 2012-10-31 20:35:48.947 MLST bestprice.png
< 2012-10-31 20:35:49.017 550 Can't check for file existence
. 2012-10-31 20:35:49.017 Could not retrieve file information
< 2012-10-31 20:35:49.017 Script: Can't get attributes of file '/nexchange/download/bestprice.png'.
< 2012-10-31 20:35:49.022 Script: Could not retrieve file information

< 2012-10-31 20:35:49.022 Can't check for file existence
. 2012-10-31 20:35:49.032 Script: Failed
> 2012-10-31 20:35:49.682 Script: exit
. 2012-10-31 20:35:49.682 Script: Exit code: 1
. 2012-10-31 20:35:49.682 Disconnected from server

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: FTP file download, .NET C#

2012-11-01

a.ilic wrote:

Does anyone have permanent solution for the topic problem? I have the same problem. I can't download the file requesting through full path, but if I set remote directory first and then request the file, download finishes successfully.

Thanks for your report.

This bug is being tracked already:
https://winscp.net/tracker/926

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swegs
Joined:: 2012-11-19
Posts:: 1

2012-11-19 15:59

Is it possible to change the Remote Directory without closing and reopening the session?

I'm pretty new to using WinSCP and C# programming in general.

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martin◆ Site Admin
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2012-11-22

swegs wrote:

Is it possible to change the Remote Directory without closing and reopening the session?

I'm pretty new to using WinSCP and C# programming in general.

The WinSCP .NET assembly does not have a concept of current remote working directory. You should always use full paths. Anyway, how do you set the remote directory when opening a session?

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C# Session.GetFiles from ftp to Local Drive.