get file information from ftp server c#

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Hi,
I need to get file name and file size in single request.Pls tell me how to do that? i am getting only file name.

Posted 31-Mar-13 22:04pm

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Prasad Khandekar 1-Apr-13 7:32am

Use LIST command, the response includes the file name and size and more.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Apr-13 14:01pm

Right. I provided more detailed answer, please see.
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Sandeep Mewara 1-Apr-13 11:45am

And what have you tried so far?

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-04-01T08:00:00

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Posted 1-Apr-13 8:00am

Member 2357362 · Answer 2 · 2013-07-08T08:13:00

WebRequestMethods.Ftp.GetFileSize fails with error 550: SIZE not allowed in ASCII mode.

Apparently there is no way to make the FtpWebRequest to send the TYPE I command before the SIZE.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0c38814e-d8e3-49f3-8818-b5306cc100ce/ftpwebrequestusebinary-does-not-work[^]