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getit
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I was trying to get empty csv file with the following but it only gives 0 record message instead of file.. Any help is appreciated.


TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT COUNTRY
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'NOTHING';
ON TABLE SET EMPTYREPORT ON
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT COMT
END

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SQL Server 2008/2012
 
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GinnyJakes
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If you want a real file, you are going to have to do a HOLD not a PCHOLD. And an APP HOLD dirname command in front to specify the location where the empty file is to be stored.


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getit
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yes, you are right, I was able to save an empty file using HOLD, but it doesnot have column Titles for the blank report. Is there something else I should do.?


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I think if you want column titles, you are going to have at least one blank row.


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getit
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How do I make up a blank row?


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GinnyJakes
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APP HOLD dirname
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT COUNTRY
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'NOTHING';
ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT ALPHA
END
-RUN
-IF &LINES EQ 0 GOTO EMPTYCSV;
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT COUNTRY
ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT COMT
END
-EXIT
-EMPTYCSV
DEFINE FILE CAR
XCOUNTRY/A10=' ';
END
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT XCOUNTRY AS COUNTRY
COUNTRY NOPRINT
IF RECORDLIMIT EQ 1
ON TABLE SET HOLDLIST PRINTONLY
ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT COMT
END

This still gets you one row.

Or you could -WRITE a file with just column headings if &LINES was zero.


Ginny
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getit
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that solved it.
You have been a great help!. Thank you very much!


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Dan Pinault
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getit,

If your ultimate goal is to get the fieldnames with no data you could do something like this...
CHECK FILE CAR HOLD AS CARHLD
TABLE FILE CARHLD
SUM FIELDNAME 
ACROSS FIELDNAME NOPRINT
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT COMT
END


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