Download a file from a Password Protected server

Hi,

How can I download a file from a web server that is password protected? I know the Username and Password, and I can log in and download the file via a web browser but I need to download the file via a Visual Basic application. I don't know how/where to enter the code that tells it the username and password to provide...... PLEASE HELP :( :eek:

*bump*

Surely someone must know how to do it :confused: :confused: :confused:

check out this post by smalig
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...threadid=91105

change his code to this

VB Code:

Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass 
 
Inet1.URL = "ftp://ftp.myhost.com" 
Inet1.UserName = "myuser" 
Inet1.Password = "mypass" 
Inet1.Protocol = icFTP 
Inet1.Execute Inet1.URL, "get /myfolder/myfile.txt c:\myfile.txt " 
 
Do While Inet1.StillExecuting 
DoEvents 
Loop 
 
Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault

hope this helps

Thanks for that but I need it for a HTTP url not an FTP one.. the home page for the server (example: http://www.mydomain.com) isn't password protected, but http://www.mydomain.com/visualbasic/ is. I need to be able to log in using Visual Basic, go to that directory, enter the required username and password, and download a file (called secret.frm).

Any help is greatly appreciated. :)

it should be the same with HTTP as FTP, only change

VB Code:

Inet1.Protocol = icFTP

to

VB Code:

Inet1.Protocol = icHTTP

try that, I haven't done it before, but it seems logical :)

Thanks for that.. Tried it, no luck though :(

Is there another control that might work instead of Inet? I can't get Inet to work :( :mad: :( :mad:

Try this: "Dunno if it will work or not, but it should."

Code:

---

Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass

Inet1.URL = "http://username:[email protected]"
'Inet1.UserName = "myuser"
'Inet1.Password = "mypass"
'Inet1.Protocol = icFTP
Inet1.Execute Inet1.URL, "get /myfolder/myfile.txt c:\myfile.txt "

Do While Inet1.StillExecuting
DoEvents
Loop

Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault

---

I dont think you should need the three lines I commented out.
If that doesn't work maybe try

Code:

---

Inet1.URL = "http://username:[email protected]/myfolder/myfile.txt"

---

Hope that helps.

It worked! Thanks :)