Re: Check the contents of a file field

From: Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 22:44:17 +0000
Subject: Re: Check the contents of a file field
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Thanks for your reply, but I am actually just trying to test whether the field was left empty before submitting the form... "Tom Woody" <woody@nfri.com> wrote in message news:1052174076.18556.112.camel@vader.office.nfri.com... > A better way is this: > > tmp_name will be empty if there was an upload problem... > > if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['FormFieldFile']['tmp_name'])) { > //successfully uploaded > //do action > } > else { > //something happened - do your error > } > > On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 17:29, shaun wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to check whether the contents of a file field is empty but the > > following code doesnt work: > > > > if(isset($_POST[file]) == ''){ > > $error = "Please select a document to add to the project"; > > //etc > > > > could someone explain my error here please? > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- > Tom Woody > Systems Manager, NationWide Flood Research, Inc. > phone: 214-631-0400 x209 > > In a world without boundaries why > do we need Gates and Windows? >

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