'mail event' creates empty calendar file

I can send ical events by adding invitees, but when I use the control-click 'mail event' method, the ics that gets attached to the mail is empty (when you try to add it to ical it errors with 'This calendar file is empty. No new new events have been added to your ical calendars'. This has worked previously, and works on other macs, no problem.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.

I'm having this problem too, and I have all the latest updates installed. Not sure where to go next.
Any ideas?
Thank you.

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Here is an article that walks you through the process of sending calendar invites.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4706
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>
Sreenivasulu Reddy jonnavarapu wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have an issue in handling empty file in the Text (FCC) to Text (FCC) file scenario. Interface picks text file and delivers on target system as text file. I have used FCC in both sender and receiver CCs.
> Interface is working fine if the source file is not empty. If the source text file is empty (zero Bytes), interface has to delivery an empty text file on target system. I have setup empty file handling options correctly on both CCs.
>
> But when I tried with an empty file I am getting the error message 'Parsing an empty source. Root element expected!'.
>
> Could you please suggest me what I need to do to create an empty text file on target system from empty source text file?
>
> Thanks in Advance....
>
> Regards
> Sreeni
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