How to get PNG thur Http

It is pretty easy to get a text file thru http, however, how can it be done for a PNG file?

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Matt

HTTP is a very simple protocol at its core, and the way you get a text file is no different than the way you get a binary file. Just open a connection to the URL and use the input stream to read the data.
Eric