Index: modules/file/file.field.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/file/file.field.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -p -r1.23 file.field.inc
--- modules/file/file.field.inc	9 Mar 2010 17:06:37 -0000	1.23
+++ modules/file/file.field.inc	10 Mar 2010 14:54:05 -0000
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ function file_field_load($entity_type, $
     // Load the files from the files table.
     $fids = array();
     foreach ($items[$id] as $delta => $item) {
-      $fids[] = $item['fid'];
+      if (!empty($item['fid'])) {
+        $fids[] = $item['fid'];
+      }
     }
     $files = file_load_multiple($fids);