id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 639 Model FileFields empty on first pass through save() django@… Adrian Holovaty "For models with file fields ({{{FileField/ImageField etc.}}}) save() is called twice on manipulator form submission - the first time the _pre_save() and _post_save() hooks are called the file fields are empty meaning that you must explicitly check that the field value is not empty string before taking any related action. This behaviour seems confusing and I think it explains this problem: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_frm/thread/99a9aa63b343d27e?tvc=1&q=filefield+_post_save" defect closed Core (Other) major fixed cmlenz@… gabor@… real.human@… gary.wilson@… Accepted 0 0 0 0 0 0