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Session.GetFile Method

Provides System.IO.Stream interface to a remote file contents.

This feature is available only in the latest beta release.

For an efficient download to a physical local file, use Session.GetFileToDirectory and similar methods instead.

Syntax

C#
public System.IO.Stream GetFile(
    string remoteFilePath,
    TransferOptions options = null
)
VB.NET
Public Function GetFile(
    remoteFilePath As String,
    Optional options As TransferOptions = Nothing
) As System.IO.Stream

Parameters

Name Description
string remoteFilePath Full path to the remote file to retrieve.
TransferOptions options Transfer options. Defaults to null, what is an equivalent to new TransferOptions().

Return Value

System.IO.Stream implementation that can be used to read the remote file contents. It implements the Read and Dispose methods only, and other methods derived from these two, like Close and CopyTo. Seeking is not supported.

Remarks

Event Session.FileTransferred is raised for the download. Also raises Session.FileTransferProgress throughout the transfer.

Last modified: by martin