Hello, I need to test form data passed in REQUEST to see if there is or is not a file specified to upload. The form element is <input type="file" name="image_file" size="35" value="" /> I tried testing for an empty field like with string and text variables, like so: if REQUEST.image_file != '': But that always seemed to be true even when I left the form field blank. So I lookd at REQUEST and it shows this: image_file <ZPublisher.HTTPRequest.FileUpload instance at 0x89ef9d4> That's new to me... How do I reference the string in that field to test if it's empty or not, *or* do some equivalent test that tells me there is or is not a file specified to upload? Thanks, John S. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html