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FluentFtp async methods not workng

I am downloading a file from an ftp usin FLuentFtp. If I call the synchroneous methods:

client.Connect();

var status = client.DownloadFile(localPath, ftpPath);

then it works but the asynchroneous versions namely:

await client.ConnectAsync();

FtpStatus status = client.DownloadFileAsync(localPath, ftpPath).Result;

both don't work. Neither throw an exception but they don't complete within 2 minutes where the synchroneous versions take 2 seconds.

Could it be that there isn't a thread available to run these methods, and if so how can I check this.

The TaskState is WaitingForActivation if that helps narrow things down.

Solution

  • I think, you have a deadlock in line:

    client.DownloadFileAsync(localPath, ftpPath).Result;

    You should call it with await:

    FtpStatus status = await client.DownloadFileAsync(localPath, ftpPath);