# Server File Paths with CFFILE

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**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [September 21, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-file-paths-with-cffile/31299 "2003-09-21T00:10:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![asj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@asj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asj)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-file-paths-with-cffile/31299/1 "2003-09-21T00:10:57Z")

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With Cold Fusion, in order to upload files like pictures to a server with the CFFILE tag, you have to have the absolute file path on the server (ie. C:\cfusionmx\wwwroot\blah\blah\blah\images\picture.jpg)

Is there anyway to find this file path out? I’ve come across it once a long time ago by luck inside of an error message, but can’t find it again.

This is an example of the tag incase it helps anyone answer the question:  
\<cffile action=“UPLOAD” filefield=“file\_path” destination=“C:\cfusionmx\wwwroot\blah\blah\blah\images\picture.jpg” nameconflict=“MAKEUNIQUE”\>

Please help if you can!.

Thanks

Aaron