Index: openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.7.2.24 -r1.7.2.25
--- openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl	11 Feb 2020 21:26:04 -0000	1.7.2.24
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl	12 Feb 2020 12:43:26 -0000	1.7.2.25
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@
       "{#xowiki.single_word# single_word}"
       "{#xowiki.multiple_words# multiple_words}"
       "{#xowiki.multiple_lines# multiple_lines}"
+      "{#xowiki.file_upload# file_upload}"
     } " "]
     set textEntryConfigSpec [subst {
         {options {radio,horizontal=true,form_item_wrapper_CSSclass=form-inline,options=$render_hints,default=single_word,label=#xowf.answer#}}
Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.de_DE.ISO-8859-1.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.de_DE.ISO-8859-1.xml,v
diff -u -r1.47.2.9 -r1.47.2.10
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.de_DE.ISO-8859-1.xml	25 Nov 2019 11:11:34 -0000	1.47.2.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.de_DE.ISO-8859-1.xml	12 Feb 2020 12:43:26 -0000	1.47.2.10
@@ -266,5 +266,6 @@
   <msg key="single_word">Einzelwort</msg>
   <msg key="multiple_words">Mehrere Worte</msg>
   <msg key="multiple_lines">Mehrere Zeilen</msg>  
+  <msg key="file_upload">Dateiabgabe</msg>  
 
 </message_catalog>
Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.en_US.ISO-8859-1.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.en_US.ISO-8859-1.xml,v
diff -u -r1.71.2.10 -r1.71.2.11
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.en_US.ISO-8859-1.xml	25 Nov 2019 11:11:34 -0000	1.71.2.10
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/catalog/xowiki.en_US.ISO-8859-1.xml	12 Feb 2020 12:43:26 -0000	1.71.2.11
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
   <msg key="questions">Questions</msg>
   <msg key="answers">Answers</msg>
   <msg key="words">Words</msg>
+  <msg key="file_upload">File Upload</msg>  
 
   <msg key="number">Number</msg>
   <msg key="single_word">Single Word</msg>
Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.284.2.82 -r1.284.2.83
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	11 Feb 2020 20:32:32 -0000	1.284.2.82
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	12 Feb 2020 12:43:26 -0000	1.284.2.83
@@ -3838,11 +3838,18 @@
       dict set field_fc_dict correct_when $a
 
       lassign $option text rep
-      if {[dict get $render_hints_dict words] eq "multiple_lines"} {
-        set type textarea
-        dict set field_fc_dict rows [dict get $render_hints_dict lines]
-      } else {
-        set type text
+      set render_hints [dict get $render_hints_dict words]
+      switch $render_hints {
+        "multiple_lines" {
+          set type textarea
+          dict set field_fc_dict rows [dict get $render_hints_dict lines]
+        }
+        "file_upload" {
+          set type file
+        }
+        default {
+          set type text
+        }
       }
       lappend fields [list $rep [:dict_to_fc -type $type $field_fc_dict]]
     }