From: MATTHEW REUBEN MARGOLIS <mrmargolis@...>
Date: 2005-01-28T09:14:10+09:00
Subject: check form parameters

What would be the best way to check if a user enters a value into a form
using ruby cgi?

I have some code that should only run if the user is uploading a file
but nil tests and key tests don't seem to prevent the code from
executing even if they don't upload anything.

two things I have tried(that didn't work) can be found below.  Perhaps I
am missing something obvious?

if cgi.has_key?('upload')
#stuff to do if there is an image to upload
end

unless cgi.params['upload'].first.nil?
#stuff to do if there is an image to upload
end


Here is the form itself
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<FORM  ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" action="imageadmin.rb" method="post">
<%imageArray.length.times do |count|%>
  <img src="<%=imageArray[count]%>">
  <BR />
  Comment:<input type="text" name="comment"
value="<%=commentArray[count]%>">
  <BR />
  Number:<input type="text" name="order"
value="<%=imageArray[count][0..2] %>">
  <BR />
  Delete:<input type="checkbox" name="delete"
value="<%=imageArray[count]%>">
  <BR />
<%end%>
<BR />
<BR />
<input type="file"  name="upload"> 
Comment:<input type="text" name="uploadcomment" value="">

<BR />
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</FORM>
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Thank you,
Matthew Margolis