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I am trying to get the browser to upload a file to the server. When i try to access the variable that "holds" the file, i only get the filename. How do I get the actual file? I tried copy($pdf,"$absbath/$pdf_filename") but that resulted in a: "Warning: Unable to open 'E:\telalink.pdf' for reading: No such file or directory in..." The file is indeed there. What am I doing wrong? Is the copy command looking for a server-side file path? If so, how do I get access to a file on the client browser?? Any help would be wonderful! Tnx in advance. -- Andrew Durk adurk@cultiv8.com