The seam component lets you bind to a stream. You can then do just what Shane suggests. Here's how I use it: private InputStream uploadFileInputStream; | and <s:fileUpload id="catalog" data="#{catalogUpdate.uploadFileInputStream}" | fileName="#{catalogUpdate.uploadFileName}" /> | In your bean, the stream is set to the file contents. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4069140#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...