FtpWebRequest.UseBinary Property

public bool UseBinary { get; set; }

/** @property */
public boolean get_UseBinary ()

/** @property */
public void set_UseBinary (boolean value)

public function get UseBinary () : boolean

public function set UseBinary (value : boolean)

Property Value

If you are sending binary data, such as an image, set this property to true. If you are sending text, set the property to false. Specifying true causes the FtpWebRequest to send a "TYPE I" command to the server. Specifying false causes the FtpWebRequest to send a "Type A" command to the server. FTP servers can ignore these commands.

Changing UseBinary after calling the GetRequestStream, BeginGetRequestStream, GetResponse, or BeginGetResponse method causes an InvalidOperationException exception.

The following code example retrieves and displays property values for a specified FtpWebRequest object.

Console.WriteLine("Passive: {0}  Keep alive: {1}  Binary: {2} Timeout: {3}.", 
    request.UsePassive, 
    request.KeepAlive, 
    request.UseBinary,
    request.Timeout == -1 ? "none" : request.Timeout.ToString()
);

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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