how to ftp using a https address in vb

The ftpwebrequest class has an enablessl property that allows use of SSL over FTP. Please see the below to check if it is what you are after. Also, FTP and HTTPS are different protocols, it's either one or the other and you can't encapsulate FTP  over HTTPS.

FtpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(ftp://myftpserver/dir/filename);
request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile;
request.EnableSsl = true; // Here you enabled request to use ssl instead of clear text
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();

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Class info at MSDN

ok i get this error when i do that

Unable to cast object of type 'System.Net.HttpWebRequest' to type 'System.Net.FtpWebRequest'.

This is the httpaddress

https://ets-scorelink.ets.org/edsasftp/TOEFL/TOE6188.TST

That would indicate that you are indeed just using HTTPS with no FTP involved.

Try the following instead

request = WebRequest.Create(https://ets-scorelink.ets.org/edsasftp/TOEFL/TOE6188.TST);
HTTPWebResponse response = request.GetResponse();

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If you need to supply credentials then you would have to set the Credentials property of the request before the request.GetResponse line, similar to the below.

request.Credentials = NetworkCredential("Username", "Password");

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hmm this is what i have where should i put this cod3e or what code needs to be replaced. Also the  varable link is the URL

Dim FTPRequest As System.Net.FtpWebRequest = DirectCast(System.Net.WebRequest.Create(line), System.Net.FtpWebRequest)
                    FTPRequest.Method = System.Net.WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile
                    FTPRequest.EnableSsl = True
                    Dim response As System.Net.FtpWebResponse = DirectCast(FTPRequest.GetResponse(), System.Net.FtpWebResponse)

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I've just noticed that I've put "line" rather than "link" as the variable in the WebRequest.Create as I copied that section from the comment.

wait it was line in my code as well sorry.

the Robo-FTP  is a great ideal but more than what i was neding but may use it in another program.