embedding vars into httpd upload form (post method)

Hi, First of all, My server info is: Apache/1.3.12 (Unix) PHP/4.0.2 mod_fastcgi/2.2.8 I am trying to create a list of submit buttons to keep the user from having to browse for the files before clicking submit. The files will always be the same name, type and location on the remote user's HD (c:\windows\desktop\files\file.txt, file2.txt, etc.) The only difference may be the file size. Here is my form.. then onto the problem. <FORM ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" ACTION="upload.php3" METHOD=POST> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000"> <INPUT type="hidden" NAME="userfile" TYPE="file" value="C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Grandma.jpg"> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="userfile_type" value="image/pjpeg"> <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Update Grandma"> </FORM> When the user clicks submit, I have upload.php3 setup very simple. It just outputs the vars and copies the file from /var/tmp/ to the final destination on the server filesystem. Here is the output from upload.php3: tempfile: c:\\WINDOWS\Desktop\\Grandma.jpg Origfile : Filesize: Filetype:image/pjpeg If I have the user input c:\WINDOWS\Desktop\Grandma.jpg into a standard form where you have a browse button, then submit, it works properly, ie. the output is: Tempfile: /var/tmp/phpH11549 Origfile: Grandma.jpg Filesize: 24739 Filetype: image/pjpeg I dont understand a) why are extra \ back slashes being put in by PHP and b) why is it not creating a file in /var/tmp like a standard http upload form would do? I have RTFM'd and apparently missing something but I dont know what. Has anybody else tried to do something like this? Any suggestions are GREATLY appreciated. Thanks, Kris