create subfolders in ftp server

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Hi,

Am trying to create a directory and subdirectory using the below code but it throw exception.

C#

string Path :"ftp://1.1.1.1/server01/develop/test/files/name";
FtpWebRequest requestDir = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(new Uri(path));
requestDir.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.MakeDirectory;
requestDir.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("sh", "se");
requestDir.UsePassive = true;
requestDir.UseBinary = true;
requestDir.KeepAlive = false;

FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)requestDir.GetResponse();
Stream ftpStream = response.GetResponseStream();
ftpStream.Close();
response.Close();

Am getting the exception :

"The remote server returned an error: (550) File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access).".

this code is work to do like pass the path like below

path1:"ftp://1.1.1.1/server01"
path2:"ftp://1.1.1.1/server01/develp"
path3:"ftp://1.1.1.1/server01/develp/test"
path4:"ftp://1.1.1.1/server01/develp/files"
path5:"ftp://1.1.1.1/server01/develp/files/name".

Am just wondering why its failing when it creates subdirectory ? any help please.

Thanks in Advance

Posted 8-Mar-12 14:29pm

shan1395

Updated 8-Mar-12 14:34pm

walterhevedeich

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 8-Mar-12 21:21pm

Were you able to create required directory using any available FTP client?
--SA

shan1395 8-Mar-12 22:03pm

Yes i do have WSFTP client

shan1395 8-Mar-12 22:04pm

Am thinking for an alternative and ugly method to loop thru each sub directory to create

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Ganesan Senthilvel · Answer 1 · 2012-03-08T14:36:00

Solution 1

Surely, it is not coding issue. It might be because of system issues.

Verify whether application ID has the rights to create a sub directory or not. If so, check the free space availability in the system.

Posted 8-Mar-12 14:36pm

Ganesan Senthilvel

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shan1395 8-Mar-12 20:38pm

thanks GanesanSenthilvel,if i use path1:"ftp://1.1.1.1/server01", then my code creates Server01 dir but when i use the whole path to create sub dir then throws error. i checked with admin i have read/write access for that.

shan1395 8-Mar-12 20:43pm

even i tried with full control,still having the same issue

shan1395 8-Mar-12 22:13pm

Hi Ganesan, can you please let me know how to check the application Id rights ?

Francisco López de Leon · Answer 2 · 2016-01-06T19:30:00

C#

private static bool CreateFTPDirectory(string directory, string folders)
        {

            bool exito = true;

            string[] lstfolders = folders.Split('/');

            string pathftp = directory;
            foreach (string fol in lstfolders)
            {

                if (fol != "")
                {

                    try
                    {
                        pathftp += "/" + fol;
                        //create the directory
                        FtpWebRequest requestDir = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(new Uri(pathftp));
                        requestDir.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.MakeDirectory;
                        requestDir.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("ftpbienesraices", "b13n3sr@1c3s");
                        requestDir.UsePassive = true;
                        requestDir.UseBinary = true;
                        requestDir.KeepAlive = false;
                        FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)requestDir.GetResponse();
                        Stream ftpStream = response.GetResponseStream();

                        ftpStream.Close();
                        response.Close();
                    }
                    catch (WebException ex)
                    {
                        FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)ex.Response;
                        if (response.StatusCode == FtpStatusCode.ActionNotTakenFileUnavailable)
                        {
                            response.Close();
                            exito = true;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            response.Close();
                            exito = false;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            return exito;

        }