Extracts uploaded file embedded in the FDF fdf_get_ap fdf_get_encoding FDF Functions PHP Manual fdf_get_attachment (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)fdf_get_attachment — Extracts uploaded file embedded in the FDF Description array fdf_get_attachment ( resource $fdf_document , string $fieldname , string $savepath ) Extracts a file uploaded by means of the "file selection" field fieldname and stores it under savepath . Parameters fdf_document The FDF document handle, returned by fdf_create(), fdf_open() or fdf_open_string(). fieldname savepath May be the name of a plain file or an existing directory in which the file is to be created under its original name. Any existing file under the same name will be overwritten. Note: There seems to be no other way to find out the original filename but to store the file using a directory as savepath and check for the basename it was stored under. Return Values The returned array contains the following fields: path - path were the file got stored size - size of the stored file in bytes type - mimetype if given in the FDF Examples Example #1 Storing an uploaded file <?php $fdf = fdf_open_string($HTTP_FDF_DATA); $data = fdf_get_attachment($fdf, "filename", "/tmpdir"); echo "The uploaded file is stored in $data[path]";?> fdf_get_ap fdf_get_encoding FDF Functions PHP Manual