file field always required when in 'types' rule

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1

Hello,

I have these rules on Customer active record/model:



	public function rules()


	{


		return array(


			array('name','length','max'=>128),


			array('address','length','max'=>128),


			array('phone','length','max'=>50),


			array('excel_file','file','types'=>'xls'),


			array('name', 'required'),


			array('excel_file', 'required', 'on'=>'create'),


		);

But in update action triggers a required error. I guess that the 'types' rules introduces the required constraint.

How to solve this ?

2

hi,

did you try to set the allowEmpty parameter to true ?

array('excel_file','file','allowEmpty' => true, 'types'=>'xls'),

I've not tested it but it should work.

8)

3

It worked partially,

the allowEmpty rule overwrites the required rule



array('excel_file','file', 'allowEmpty' => true, 'types'=>'xls'), // <- this rule...


array('excel_file', 'required', 'on'=>'create'),           // ...makes this rule unusable

Thanks Raoul

4

Swap these two rules.