problems with gif

[dharini thyagaraj]

hi,
while trying to upload file to the server side, contents of a gif file are not getting displayed properly. ie say for e.g whereever ascii '|' has to appear, a ? appears instead. i'm using the FileWriter class. what is the problem?
regards,
dharini

[paul wheaton]

You are trying to upload a file to JavaRanch?
Where?

[dharini thyagaraj]

Dear Paul,
I', not trying to load to javaranch. from a client side on my machine to a server side on my own workplace,when trying to send the gif, this problem is encountered.
warm regards,
dharini

[paul wheaton]

In that case, I'm moving this thread to the I/O forum.