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Required Validation for file field - El Forum - 07-26-2010 [eluser]_steve[/eluser] I'm trying to apply required validation to a file upload field. Usually on a text field this would be: Code: $this->form_validation->set_rules('name', 'Name', 'required'); Any ideas? Required Validation for file field - El Forum - 07-26-2010 [eluser]mi6crazyheart[/eluser] Can't understand , if u r uploading any file then why using form validation class rather file uploading class... For file uploading: http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/libraries/file_uploading.html Required Validation for file field - El Forum - 07-27-2010 [eluser]gyo[/eluser] Have you tried on different browsers? Sometimes there are problems with the MIME types. Hope it helps! Required Validation for file field - El Forum - 07-27-2010 [eluser]danmontgomery[/eluser] file uploads are passed through $_FILES, not $_POST or $_GET as other form data, so this will not work. Required Validation for file field - El Forum - 07-27-2010 [eluser]_steve[/eluser] Thanks for the replies. I'm using the validation class because I want to validate all the fields before I bother uploading the image. I've tried on different browsers and get the same result. Taking what noctrum said about $_FILES, I tried to create a custom validation rule, however its still not working, anyone see where I'm going wrong? Code: //... from a validate function with the other rules Required Validation for file field - El Forum - 08-26-2010 [eluser]Unknown[/eluser] Hi! You need to put this function in a controller| helper and try to call it by callback_. It will work Required Validation for file field - El Forum - 08-26-2010 [eluser]davidbehler[/eluser] As far as I know you can't validate file uploads using the form_validation library. You should use the upload library for that or search the forum, because someone created an extended version of the form_validation library that supports file upload validation. Maybe this is what you are looking for: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/123816/ |