form_open_multipart with form_validation - am I missing something or is it a bug ?

[eluser]davidbehler[/eluser]
You can't check for inputs with type="file" via the form validation library. It only validates what's in the $_POST array and file upload info will be in $_FILES.

Have a look at the file uploading class (http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-gui...ading.html) instead, maybe that'll help you.