Warren, that was it! I wasn't envoking the form from the 'local host'. Instead I was browsing the c drive. Now I can see the text w/in the php echo tag.
Thanks again for the help guys- Patrick ---------------- "forget your lust for the rich man's gold. All that you need, is in your soul. You can do this if you try. All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied" ~ Lynard Skynard --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now