Index: branches/RC/core/units/general/cat_dbitem_export.php
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diff -u -N -r10024 -r11685
--- branches/RC/core/units/general/cat_dbitem_export.php	(.../cat_dbitem_export.php)	(revision 10024)
+++ branches/RC/core/units/general/cat_dbitem_export.php	(.../cat_dbitem_export.php)	(revision 11685)
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@
 				if ( $automatic_fields && ($this->exportOptions['SkipFirstRow']) ) {
 					$this->openFile($event);
 					$this->exportOptions['ExportColumns'] = $this->readRecord();
+
+					if (!$this->exportOptions['ExportColumns']) {
+						$this->exportOptions['ExportColumns'] = Array ();
+					}
+
 					$this->closeFile();
 
 					// remove additional (non-parseble columns)
@@ -1268,10 +1273,10 @@
 		}
 
 		/**
-	 * Export form validation & processing
-	 *
-	 * @param kEvent $event
-	 */
+		 * Export form validation & processing
+		 *
+		 * @param kEvent $event
+		 */
 		function OnExportBegin(&$event)
 		{
 			$items_info = $this->Application->GetVar( $event->getPrefixSpecial(true) );
@@ -1313,7 +1318,7 @@
 
 			if( $export_object->verifyOptions($event) )
 			{
-				if ($object->GetDBField('ExportSavePreset')) {
+				if ($this->_getExportSavePreset($object)) {
 					$name = $object->GetDBField('ExportPresetName');
 
 					$export_settings = $this->Application->RecallPersistentVar('export_settings');
@@ -1350,6 +1355,21 @@
 		}
 
 		/**
+		 * Returns export save preset name, when used at all
+		 *
+		 * @param kDBItem $object
+		 * @return string
+		 */
+		function _getExportSavePreset(&$object)
+		{
+			if (!array_key_exists('ExportSavePreset', $object->Fields)) {
+				return '';
+			}
+
+			return $object->GetDBField('ExportSavePreset');
+		}
+
+		/**
 		 * set required fields based on import or export params
 		 *
 		 * @param kEvent $event
@@ -1361,7 +1381,7 @@
 			$required_fields['export'] = Array('ExportFormat', 'ExportFilename','ExportColumns');
 
 			$object =& $event->getObject();
-			if ($object->GetDBField('ExportSavePreset')) {
+			if ($this->_getExportSavePreset($object)) {
 				$required_fields['export'][] = 'ExportPresetName';
 			}