[2005] Webclient authentication

[MondeoST24]

Hi,

I've got an asp.net page which outputs a PDF file using the following line

report.Publish(HttpContext.Current.Response.OutputStream, Siberix.Report.FileFormat.PDF)

I want to connect to the site from a windows forms app, download the pdf and then display it in acrobat.

It would be straightforward I think but the site uses forms authentication with asp.net membership.

Is there anyway I can use the webclient to pass a username and password and then download the file.

Thanks

[Edneeis]

The WebClient has a Credentials property which allows you to pass authentication information. I'm not sure if it will work in your scenerio or not but here is an example:

        Dim wc As New Net.WebClient
        wc.Credentials = New Net.NetworkCredential("user", "password")