get original file path of uploaded file

[Ciary]

hey all,

i've a question about file upload. i want to save the original filepath as it was on the users PC (eg 'C:\Documents and settings\guest\documents\test.txt') i cant seem to find the right way. i already tried 2 ways:

1) using $_FILES['name'] but this only returns the name (test.txt)
2)using javascript and filefield.value. this gave the same problem as the previous method

does anyone know if, and, if yes, how this can be done?

EDIT:
method nr2, is usable in IE, chrome and Opera. as far as i know, only firefox wont return the full path.

anyone got any ideas how i could get it working there?

[code green]

1) using $_FILES['name'] but this only returns the name (test.txt)

Isn't 'name' in this instance the HTML name defined on the web-form

<br><input type="file" name="upload">

For the full path you need $_FILES['upload']['name']
Although I am pretty sure that if the browser wants to hide this information from the server it will

[Ciary]

like i said. it's possible to read the file-field in javascript.

alert(document.getElementById('myfilefield').value);

and as i said, this will return C:\my\path\test.txt in IE, Chrome and Opera. but FF will still return test.txt.

you're right about the $_FILES['upload']['name']. i forgot to type it :).

about FF, it's probably for security reason, the path isn't shown. i'll have to put a warning on my page, it doesn't work with mozilla.