upload error

[kosmidd]

Hello everyone
The following lines should upload a pic to a server's directory.

$picname = $CountNum.".jpg";

$pic_file = $HTTP_POST_VARS['pic_file']['name'] ;
$the_path = "/i/";
copy($pic_file, $the_path.$picname);

For some reason it returns a warning:

Warning: Unable to open 'C' for reading: No such file or directory in c:\mysites\bookstore\admin\index.php on line 217

What could be wrong?
Thanks for your help.

[victordb]

It would help a lot if there was more of the script to see.

[hand]

If your path is relative to your script path try it with "i/"
Does this directory exist?

$pic_file = $HTTP_POST_VARS['pic_file']['name'] ; 
$the_path = "i/"; 
$destination =  $the_path.$CountNum."jpg";
copy($pic_file, $destination);