Read file from FTP to memory in C#

Question

I want to read a file from a FTP server without downloading it to a local file. I wrote a function but it does not work:

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Answer 1

C Sharp GUI app. Minimal ftp transfer, not elegant but it works fine. GUI, not console.

Weather from noaa. Find your region (look for your metar)! A METAR weather report is predominantly used by pilots in fulfillment of a part of a pre- flight

Build with vs 2012 premium RC (july 2012)

(click on label, not button)

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace getweather
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        } 

         private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Application.Exit();
        }

        private void CYYY_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            WebClient request = new WebClient();
            string url = "ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/CYYY.TXT";
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anonymous@example.com");
            byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(url);
            string fileString = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(newFileData);
            richTextBox1.Text = fileString;
        }

        private void CYSC_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            WebClient request = new WebClient();
            string url = "ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/CYSC.TXT";
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anonymous@example.com");
            byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(url);
            string fileString = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(newFileData);
            richTextBox1.Text = fileString;

        }

        private void CYQB_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            WebClient request = new WebClient();
            string url = "ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/CYQB.TXT";
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anonymous@example.com");
            byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(url);
            string fileString = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(newFileData);
            richTextBox1.Text = fileString;

        }

        private void CYUY_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            WebClient request = new WebClient();
            string url = "ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/CYUY.TXT";
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anonymous@example.com");
            byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(url);
            string fileString = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(newFileData);
            richTextBox1.Text = fileString;

        }

        private void CYHU_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            WebClient request = new WebClient();
            string url = "ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/CYHU.TXT";
            request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("anonymous", "anonymous@example.com");
            byte[] newFileData = request.DownloadData(url);
            string fileString = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(newFileData);
            richTextBox1.Text = fileString;

        }
    }
}