# Re: My simple downloader doesn't work

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-my-simple-downloader-doesnt-work/144612>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 31, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-my-simple-downloader-doesnt-work/144612 "2008-07-31T14:16:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![wujciol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f475e1/32.png) [@wujciol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wujciol)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-my-simple-downloader-doesnt-work/144612/1 "2008-07-31T14:16:39Z")

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> Maybe because active ftp and your firewall, try:

> require ‘open-uri’  
> open(“ftp://whatever.ftp.site”, :ftp\_active\_mode =\> false).read

I get TypeError: Cannot convert Hash into String.