Connecting to a text file on a website

[Tommyhat]

How would i make a connection to a textfile that's curently on a website protected by a username and password? I was thinking i could do with with ADO, but i cant find just the right string for the job.

 

[johnwm]

Start from here:

http://www.able-consulting.com/MDAC/ADO/Connection/ODBC_DSNLess.htm#ODBCDriverForText

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[Tommyhat]

But how would i go about getting through the username and password?

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