oscommerce file including warning

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i have a file in my root directory i.e. www\index.php

i have another file in www\catalog\includes\column_left.php ( of Oscommerce )

 

what i wanna do is to include www\catalog\includes\column_left.php into www\index.php, but when i do this, it gives me two warnings

 

i m including it as include "/catalog/includes/column_left.php";

 

Warning: include(/catalog/includes/column_left.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in D:\AppServ\www\index.php on line 677

 

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/catalog/includes/column_left.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in D:\AppServ\www\index.php on line 677

 

any help wud be greatly appreciated

thanx in advance