'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub ReceiveFile( _
   ByVal remoteFilename As String, _
   ByVal localFilename As String, _
   ByVal append As Boolean _
) 

'Usage
 
Dim instance As FtpClient
Dim remoteFilename As String
Dim localFilename As String
Dim append As Boolean
 
instance.ReceiveFile(remoteFilename, localFilename, append)

public void ReceiveFile( 
   string remoteFilename,
   string localFilename,
   bool append
)

Parameters

remoteFilename

The filename of the file to retrieve. Some FTP servers may be case-sensitive!

localFilename

The path and filename of the file as it will be stored on the local system.

append

true if the file should append itself to the local file if it already exists; false if the local file should be overwritten.

By default, the file will be received from the current working folder. If you want to receive the file from another location, you could use the ChangeCurrentFolder and/or ChangeToParentFolder methods to change the current working folder. Absolute paths can also be provided, however some FTP servers might not support absolute paths and different server types may have different ways of representing absolute paths.

The current working folder can be retrieved via the GetCurrentFolder method.

The ReceiveFile method will send the RETR and PORT or PASV commands and optionally the TYPE command to the FTP server.

.NET: net5.0, net5.0-windows, net6.0, net6.0-macos, net6.0-windows, net7.0, net7.0-macos, net7.0-windows, net8.0, net8.0-browser, net8.0-macos, net8.0-windows, net9.0, net9.0-browser, net9.0-macos, net9.0-windows, net10.0, net10.0-browser, net10.0-macos, net10.0-windows.

.NET Standard: netstandard2.0, netstandard2.1

.NET Framework: net20, net35, net40, net403, net45, net451, net452, net46, net461, net462, net463, net47, net471, net472, net48, net481.

Reference

FtpClient Class
FtpClient Members
Overload List
ChangeToParentFolder Method