try using this; it worked on my computer:
<cfif IsDefined("action"

>
<cfset curDirectory = GetDirectoryFromPath(GetTemplatePath())>
<cffile action="upload"
filefield="submittedFile"
destination="#curDirectory#"
nameconflict="makeunique"
accept="application/pdf">
<cfoutput>#File.ContentType#/#File.ContentSubType#</cfoutput>
</cfif>
<form action="test.cfm?action=true" name="submitFile" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">
<input type="file" name="submittedFile" size="47">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit Resource">
</form> Sylvano
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