Hi

To be able to do almost anything in VBA in terms of downloading and
uploading, go to:

http://www.mvps.org/access/modules/mdl0037.htm

This is a wonderful site for finding out how to do almost anything from
VBA.

Alternatively it might be enough for you to use
Application.FollowHyperlink and quote a url in the form
'file://www.somewebsite.com/file01.jpg'.

best wishes

James