Use RadUpload to trasfer to FTP site

[Jason]

I have been looking through the support topics and the online documentation but can't seem to find any information.  Can I use the RadUpload to transfer files to an FTP server instead of using the TargetFolder option?

Thanks,
- Jason

[Genady Sergeev]

Hello Jason,

RadUpload does not provide such functionality. It serves the task of uploading files from the client to the server. You can then send the uploaded files to a ftp server or insert them into a database. We have prepared a demo showing how to insert the uploaded files directly into a database, without first saving them to the server. The demo uses RadAsyncUpload and the selected files are uploaded to a dedicated handler. I think it might be useful for you. You can find the demo here.

All the best,
Genady Sergeev
the Telerik team

[Mohammad]

this demo link is not working...please help me.. i am trying to save file directly to ftp...!!

[Nencho]

Hello Mohammad,

The online demo, referenced in the previous reply is no longer available. However, please consider the below implementation, using the FileUploaded event handler of the control:

protected void AsyncFileUpload1_FileUploaded(object sender, Telerik.Web.UI.FileUploadedEventArgs e)
   {
       string ftp = "ftp://ftpadress.com";
       string username = "username123";
       string password = "password123";

       UploadToFtp(e.File, ftp, username, password);
   }

   public void UploadToFtp(UploadedFile file, string url, string username, string password)
   {
       var request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url + file.FileName));

       request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.UploadFile;
       request.UsePassive = false;
       request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(username, password);
       request.ContentLength = file.ContentLength;

       var requestStream = request.GetRequestStream();
       byte[] bytes = new byte[file.InputStream.Length];
       file.InputStream.Read(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);

       requestStream.Write(bytes, 0, (int)file.ContentLength);
       requestStream.Close();

       var response = (FtpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

       if (response != null)
           response.Close();
   }

Regards,
Nencho
Telerik