Displaying the file list on the list view

In the previous section, we successfully set up a FTP server and kept it running. In the following section, we will learn how to create an FTP client program that displays the file list, uploads files to the FTP server, and finally downloads files from it.

Setting up a project

As usual, let's create a new project using Qt Creator. The following steps will help:

1. We can create a new project by going to File | New File or Project and selecting Qt Widgets Application.
2. Once your project has been created, open your project (.pro) file and add the network keyword so that Qt knows that you need the Networking module in your project:

QT += core gui network

Setting up user interface

After that, open up mainwindow.ui and perform the following steps to design the upper part of our user interface for uploading files:

1. Place a Label that says Upload File: on top of every other widget.
2. Put a horizontal layout and two Push Buttons alongside it that say Open and Upload, under...