In this example, i have told you how to Rename file name on FTP server. FTP (File Transfer protocol) is used to transfer a file on another server. To Rename File name on FTP server you must have IP Address, username and password to connect to FTP server.Let's start.

Namespace required to work FtpWebRequest and Stream Class.

C#
using System.Net;
using System.IO;

VB.NET
Imports System.Net
Imports System.IO

Rename Filename on FTP Server function

C#

   private void RenameFileName(string currentFilename, string newFilename)
   {
       FTPSettings.IP = "DOMAIN NAME";
       FTPSettings.UserID = "USER ID";
       FTPSettings.Password = "PASSWORD";
       FtpWebRequest reqFTP = null;
       Stream ftpStream = null ;
       try
       {

           reqFTP = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(new Uri("ftp://" + FTPSettings.IP + "/" + currentFilename));
           reqFTP.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.Rename;
           reqFTP.RenameTo = newFilename;
           reqFTP.UseBinary = true;
           reqFTP.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(FTPSettings.UserID, FTPSettings.Password);
           FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)reqFTP.GetResponse();
           ftpStream = response.GetResponseStream();
           ftpStream.Close();
           response.Close();
       }
       catch (Exception ex)
       {
           if (ftpStream != null)
           {
               ftpStream.Close();
               ftpStream.Dispose();
           }
           throw new Exception(ex.Message.ToString());
       }
   }

   public static class FTPSettings
   {
       public static string IP { get; set; }
       public static string UserID { get; set; }
       public static string Password { get; set; }
   }

VB.NET

   Private Sub RenameFileName(ByVal currentFilename As String, ByVal newFilename As String)
       FTPSettings.IP = "DOMAIN NAME"
       FTPSettings.UserID = "USER ID"
       FTPSettings.Password = "PASSWORD"
       Dim reqFTP As FtpWebRequest = Nothing
       Dim ftpStream As Stream = Nothing
       Try

           reqFTP = DirectCast(FtpWebRequest.Create(New Uri("ftp://" + FTPSettings.IP + "/" + currentFilename)), FtpWebRequest)
           reqFTP.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.Rename
           reqFTP.RenameTo = newFilename
           reqFTP.UseBinary = True
           reqFTP.Credentials = New NetworkCredential(FTPSettings.UserID, FTPSettings.Password)
           Dim response As FtpWebResponse = DirectCast(reqFTP.GetResponse(), FtpWebResponse)
           ftpStream = response.GetResponseStream()
           ftpStream.Close()
           response.Close()
       Catch ex As Exception
           If ftpStream IsNot Nothing Then
               ftpStream.Close()
               ftpStream.Dispose()
           End If
           Throw New Exception(ex.Message.ToString())
       End Try
   End Sub

   Public NotInheritable Class FTPSettings
       Private Sub New()
       End Sub
       Public Shared Property IP() As String
           Get
               Return m_IP
           End Get
           Set(ByVal value As String)
               m_IP = Value
           End Set
       End Property
       Private Shared m_IP As String
       Public Shared Property UserID() As String
           Get
               Return m_UserID
           End Get
           Set(ByVal value As String)
               m_UserID = Value
           End Set
       End Property
       Private Shared m_UserID As String
       Public Shared Property Password() As String
           Get
               Return m_Password
           End Get
           Set(ByVal value As String)
               m_Password = Value
           End Set
       End Property
       Private Shared m_Password As String
   End Class

Function to used as

C#

RenameFileName("file1.txt","file2.text");

VB.NET

RenameFileName("file1.txt","file2.text")

You can use this function on both website and desktop Application

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