Can't Read Cookie - URGENT! PLEASE HELP!

Hello, The script setting the cookie is in a subdirectory. I can read the cookie from the script in the subdirectory but I need to access it from the root directory. I don't get this at all!!! please respond. Here is the code that seems to have the problem script 1: // check if cookie exists if($PCDPoll == "1") // cookie exists $poll_voteValid = 0; else // cookie does not exist yet, set one now setCookie("PCDPoll", "1", time()+604800, "/", ".pcdiscounters.com"); script 2: if($PCDPoll == "1") poll_viewResults(1); else poll_generateUI(1, "http://www.pcdiscounters.com/index.htm"); Thanks, Jess