public int getHighScore()
	{
		String path = urlName + "?mode=getHigh";
		InputStream in = null;

		try {
			URL url = new URL(path);
			in = url.openStream();
			int numRead = in.read(bytes);
			if( numRead != -1 )
				return Integer.parseInt(new String(bytes).trim());
		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
			System.out.println(e);
		}
		finally {
			try {
				if( in != null )
					in.close();
			}
			catch (Exception e) {}
		}


		//on error we return the largest possible value
		return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
	}