Download an excel(.xsl)file from server through FTP

FtpWebRequest reqFTP;

            try

            {

                //filePath = <<The full path where the file is to be created.>>, 

                //fileName = <<Name of the file to be created(Need not be the name of the file on FTP server).>>

                FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(filePath + "\\" + fileName, FileMode.Create);



                reqFTP = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(new Uri("ftp://" + ftpServerIP + "/" + fileName));

                reqFTP.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile;

                reqFTP.UseBinary = true;

                reqFTP.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(ftpUserID, ftpPassword);

                FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)reqFTP.GetResponse();

                Stream ftpStream = response.GetResponseStream();

                long cl = response.ContentLength;

                int bufferSize = 2048;

                int readCount;

                byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];



                readCount = ftpStream.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);

                while (readCount > 0)

                {

                    outputStream.Write(buffer, 0, readCount);

                    readCount = ftpStream.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);

                }



                ftpStream.Close();

                outputStream.Close();

                response.Close();

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);

            }