# Full name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-name/195493>\
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**Created:** [August 1, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-name/195493 "2006-08-01T04:22:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![skyler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@skyler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skyler)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-name/195493/1 "2006-08-01T04:22:19Z")

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K. if you echo $userfile\_name you get the name of the file you just uploaded, however, I want more than that.

I want the entire name and its ORIGINAL location. IE

C:/FOLDER/ON/THE/HARD/DRIVE/filename.jpg

Thats what I want, is there any way to retrieve that information while its being sent?

//sky