How to read a web file protected with .htaccess from VB.NET

I need to access a XML file located in a secured location on a web server. The security of the file is done using htaccess. How can I read from VB.NET (or any .NET) this file, providin开发者_运维百科g the necessary credentials ?

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I assume you mean that you need to supply a username and password.

To do this, set a Credentials object on the HttpWebRequest. See the documentation for more information and an example:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.httpwebrequest.credentials.aspx

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If you are using a WebClient to retrieve the file, supply it with a NetworkCredential object like so:

Dim wc As New WebClient() With {
    .Credentials = New NetworkCredentials("MyUserName", "MyPassword")
}