Upload files with FTP using PowerShell

Question

I want to use PowerShell to transfer files with FTP to an anonymous FTP server. I would not use any extra packages. How?

Answer 1

I am not sure you can 100% bullet proof the script from not hanging or crashing, as there are things outside your control (what if the server loses power mid-upload?) - but this should provide a solid foundation for getting you started:

# create the FtpWebRequest and configure it $ftp = [System.Net.FtpWebRequest]::Create("ftp://localhost/me.png") $ftp = [System.Net.FtpWebRequest]$ftp $ftp.Method = [System.Net.WebRequestMethods+Ftp]::UploadFile $ftp.Credentials = new-object System.Net.NetworkCredential("anonymous","anonymous@localhost") $ftp.UseBinary = $true $ftp.UsePassive = $true # read in the file to upload as a byte array $content = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("C:\me.png") $ftp.ContentLength = $content.Length # get the request stream, and write the bytes into it $rs = $ftp.GetRequestStream() $rs.Write($content, 0, $content.Length) # be sure to clean up after ourselves $rs.Close() $rs.Dispose()