Public Shared Function AppendFileOnServer(ByVal fileName As String, ByVal serverUri As Uri) As Boolean
    ' The URI described by serverUri should use the ftp:// scheme.
    ' It contains the name of the file on the server.
    ' Example: ftp://contoso.com/someFile.txt. 
    ' The fileName parameter identifies the file containing 
    ' the data to be appended to the file on the server.

    If serverUri.Scheme <> Uri.UriSchemeFtp Then
        Return False
    End If
    ' Get the object used to communicate with the server.
    Dim request As FtpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(serverUri), FtpWebRequest)
    request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.AppendFile

    Dim sourceStream As New StreamReader(fileName)
    Dim fileContents() As Byte = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sourceStream.ReadToEnd())
    sourceStream.Close()
    request.ContentLength = fileContents.Length

    ' This example assumes the FTP site uses anonymous logon.
    request.Credentials = New NetworkCredential("anonymous", "janeDoe@contoso.com")
    Dim requestStream As Stream = request.GetRequestStream()
    requestStream.Write(fileContents, 0, fileContents.Length)
    requestStream.Close()
    Dim response As FtpWebResponse = CType(request.GetResponse(), FtpWebResponse)

    Console.WriteLine("Append status: {0}", response.StatusDescription)

    response.Close()
    Return True
End Function

public static bool AppendFileOnServer(string fileName, Uri serverUri)
{
    // The URI described by serverUri should use the ftp:// scheme.
    // It contains the name of the file on the server.
    // Example: ftp://contoso.com/someFile.txt. 
    // The fileName parameter identifies the file containing 
    // the data to be appended to the file on the server.

    if (serverUri.Scheme != Uri.UriSchemeFtp)
    {
        return false;
    }
    // Get the object used to communicate with the server.
    FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(serverUri);
    request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.AppendFile;

    StreamReader sourceStream = new StreamReader(fileName);
    byte [] fileContents = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sourceStream.ReadToEnd());
    sourceStream.Close();
    request.ContentLength = fileContents.Length;

    // This example assumes the FTP site uses anonymous logon.
    request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential ("anonymous","janeDoe@contoso.com");
    Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream();
    requestStream.Write(fileContents, 0, fileContents.Length);
    requestStream.Close();
    FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse) request.GetResponse();

    Console.WriteLine("Append status: {0}",response.StatusDescription);

    response.Close();  
    return true;
}

static bool AppendFileOnServer( String^ fileName, Uri^ serverUri )
{
   // The URI described by serverUri should use the ftp:// scheme.
   // It contains the name of the file on the server.
   // Example: ftp://contoso.com/someFile.txt. 
   // The fileName parameter identifies the file containing 
   // the data to be appended to the file on the server.
   if ( serverUri->Scheme != Uri::UriSchemeFtp )
   {
      return false;
   }

   // Get the object used to communicate with the server.
   FtpWebRequest^ request = dynamic_cast<FtpWebRequest^>(WebRequest::Create( serverUri ));
   request->Method = WebRequestMethods::Ftp::AppendFile;
   StreamReader^ sourceStream = gcnew StreamReader( fileName );
   array<Byte>^fileContents = Encoding::UTF8->GetBytes( sourceStream->ReadToEnd() );
   sourceStream->Close();
   request->ContentLength = fileContents->Length;

   // This example assumes the FTP site uses anonymous logon.
   request->Credentials = gcnew NetworkCredential( "anonymous","janeDoe@contoso.com" );
   Stream^ requestStream = request->GetRequestStream();
   requestStream->Write( fileContents, 0, fileContents->Length );
   requestStream->Close();
   FtpWebResponse^ response = dynamic_cast<FtpWebResponse^>(request->GetResponse());
   Console::WriteLine( "Append status: {0}", response->StatusDescription );
   response->Close();
   return true;
}