Many applications require the ability to upload and download files via FTP. Even automated processes regularly interact with FTP servers to transfer data. Recognizing this, Microsoft has given developers a fairly straight forward method to implement this functionality. This document concentrates on showing you the easy way to take advantage of what Microsoft has provided in the .NET Framework.

Many beginning WinForms developers have trouble keeping the controls on their forms uniform and organized. Often the controls look fine at design time, but when the form is resized at runtime the controls either lose their positions or don't compensate for the resized form. Zach Smith explains how to use the built-in Anchor and Dock properties of a control to mandate its behavior during resizing.