.Net Compact Framework - FTP

Question

Is there an FTP class library I can use in my VB 2005 Team Edition, .Net Compact Framework 2.0, and on a Windows Mobile 6 platform ?

If none, can anyone please suggest a free (good) FTP library I can use to develop a simple FTP application for Windows Mobile 6?

I found some sources in the internet listed below, but I'm having some difficulty applying them.. and wonder if they're even suitable to be used for mobile applications development since some of them seems to be console based?

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/macros/ftp_class_library.aspx
http://www.developerfusion.com/code/4340/ftp-client-library-for-c/
http://community.opennetcf.com/forums/p/10502/64582.aspx#64582


Thank you!

Answer 1

The FTP classes you listed above are not console based.  That are independent of the user interface.   I would go with the OpenCFNet implementation since it would have had widest use and more testing.

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Joel Ivory Johnson

http://www.j2i.net

Answer 2

Hi

I'm also suggest to you try OpenNETCF ftp.

see here

http://community.opennetcf.com/

i hope you can modify from this library.

thank you

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RRave

Answer 3

Thanks I downloaded OpenNetCF from http://community.opennetcf.com/competition/folders/samples/default.aspx

I tried to run the sample project found inside the zip file and it returned me 2 errors and 4 warnings:

Error    1    The type or namespace name 'Threading' does not exist in the namespace 'OpenNETCF' (are you missing an assembly reference?)    E:\OpenNetCF\OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp\FTP.cs    30    17    OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp

Error    2    The type or namespace name 'EventWaitHandle' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)    E:\OpenNetCF\OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp\FTP.cs    94    11    OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp

Warning    3    Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly "OpenNETCF". Check to make sure the assembly exists on disk. If this reference is required by your code, you may get compilation errors.    OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp

Warning    4    Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly "OpenNETCF.Configuration". Check to make sure the assembly exists on disk. If this reference is required by your code, you may get compilation errors.    OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp

Warning    5    The referenced component 'OpenNETCF' could not be found.

Warning    6    The referenced component 'OpenNETCF.Configuration' could not be found.

Any idea why this is happening and how to fix this?

The OpenNetCF forum seems dead to me because its like 5 or 6 people opened up a new topic (Aug - Nov 08) and nobody made a reply.

Answer 4

Hi very simple

Please download and install opennet CF community edition SDK.

http://opennetcf.com/Products/SmartDeviceFramework/tabid/65/Default.aspx

thank you

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RRave

Answer 5

Another option is a networking library we have produced which has an implementation which works much more like the FtpWebRequest etc classes in the full .NET framework. It is code-signed for Windows Mobile and has a tiny footprint with no other dependencies. Full details here:- http://inthehand.com/content/Networking.aspx

Peter

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Device Application Development MVP. In The Hand Ltd - .NET Solutions for Mobility

Answer 6

Another choice is the Ultimate FTP Component for .NET CF .