topic Re: Got an empty query file when cloning Query file. in Data Engineering

Got an empty query file when cloning Query file.

kyeongmin_baek — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:50:24 GMT

Hello Community,

In our AWS Databricks environment, we’ve encountered some behavior we don’t understand while performing the following operation.

When we clone a query file that already has content, a new file is created with the same name and “(clone)” added.
The problem is that the content of this cloned file is empty.

Currently, when a job is linked to this query, we receive the following error, which appears to be related:
Query text can not be empty: BAD_REQUEST: Query text can not be empty

We would appreciate it if you could share your thoughts or guidance regarding this issue.

Re: Got an empty query file when cloning Query file.

KaushalVachhani — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:32:31 GMT

Hi @kyeongmin_baek Just checking in, are you manually saving the original query? If you haven't yet, you might want to open the original query, attach a warehouse, and then click on save. Once you've done that, try cloning it again.

I followed these steps, and when I cloned it, the process worked perfectly without creating an empty clone. Let me know if that helps!

Re: Got an empty query file when cloning Query file.

kyeongmin_baek — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:47:02 GMT

Hello @KaushalVachhani ,

Thank you for your response. After checking, I confirmed that what you pointed out was indeed correct.
I had assumed the content was saved (I mistakenly thought Ctrl + S was working), and I didn’t realize there was a separate save button.

I’ve now confirmed that the cloning works properly, and I am running the Jobs again.

Thank you very much for your help!

Re: Got an empty query file when cloning Query file.

KaushalVachhani — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:03:01 GMT

Glad to help @kyeongmin_baek !

Re: Got an empty query file when cloning Query file.

Raman_Unifeye — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:53:24 GMT

@kyeongmin_baek - There is no aut-save or CMD+S for Query as it get saved only once it is attached to a cluster AND 'SAVE' icon is used. However, it still stays in cache as unsaved in that 'query' window but cloning or other file operations may lose it unless saved explicitily.