To download a file without blocking the main thread to use asynchronous method DownloadFileAsync.The DownloadFilemethod downloads to a local file data from the URI specified by in the address parameter. This method blocks while downloading the resource. To download are source and continue executing while waiting for the server's response, useone of the DownloadFileAsync methods.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
string remoteUri = "http://www.infinetsoft.com/Images/";
string fileName = "logoinfi.png", myStringWebResource = null;
// Create a new WebClientinstance.
WebClient myWebClient = new WebClient();
// Concatenate the domain with theWeb resource filename.
myStringWebResource = remoteUri + fileName;
Console.WriteLine("Downloading File\"{0}\" from \"{1}\" .......\n\n", fileName, myStringWebResource);
// Download the Web resource andsave it into the current filesystem folder.
myWebClient.DownloadFile(myStringWebResource, fileName);
Console.WriteLine("Successfully Downloaded File\"{0}\" from \"{1}\"", fileName, myStringWebResource);
Console.WriteLine("\nDownloaded file saved inthe following file system folder:\n\t" + Application.StartupPath);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
}
Console.ReadLine();
}