file upload problem

Hey I have a prob with my php file upload. i am using windows my html file looks like ---- <HTML> <HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> <FORM ACTION="upload1.php3" METHOD="post" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data"> Upload the datafile here <INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="file"> <br><br> <INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="Submit" VALUE="Submit Form"> </FORM> </BODY> </HTML> ---- my php file looks like ---- <? $endresult = "File Was Uploaded"; $newfile = "C:\\upload\\".$file_name; echo $newfile."<br>"; echo $file."<br>"; @copy($file, $newfile) or $endresult = "Couldn't Copy File To Server"; echo $endresult; ?> ---- when i run i get an error \\php2 c:\upload\a.gif cannot upload file any ideas why?? also i am not clear as to where the \\php2 comes from thanks in advance regards ram __________________________________________________________ Give your Company an email address like ravi @ ravi-exports.com. Sign up for Rediffmail Pro today! Know more. http://www.rediffmailpro.com/signup/