File Move Copy Rename - FTP

Question

I have been tasked to create an application which will login to a FTP server, Move files to a new FTP server and then copy those files to archive folder with DATE stamp added to file name. The application also needs to be setup with a "listener" method which will check folders and move them automatically when a File is created in primary FTP directory.

I would like to write this in C#, because I am new to C# and would be a good "starter" project.

Are there any Projects already created? Can someone give me direction where to get started?

I have done some research on the File.Move method, but not sure how to put it all together in a listener application.

C# Newbie

John Penn · Answer

You need to write a custom object that will emulate the .Net FileSystemWatcher object. That object only works with UNC paths and not over FTP but the functionality it provides is what you'll need to implement. Here is an article I found that may be of more help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1277239/filesystemwatcher-for-ftp