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Does anyone know what happens `search.create.promise` when there are no results?  Does it go to the `catch`?

the answer is no, but creating a search and getting its results are different things

So, if there are no results, what's passed to the `then` ?

depends on how you are getting the results

Thanks anyway <@U5TF1GQ20>, I'll figure it out

the search isnt run yet so the number of results it may or may not have is not determined yet

you would have to run the search and then get the results

none of the 3 options for doing so throw errors when there are 0 results

certain suitescript Api with 2.1 support `async/await` syntax serverside as well (<https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/netsuite/ns-online-help/section_156042699370.html>)
might make more straightforward to develop the code that way instead of being stuck in "callback/promise hell"

although aside from that, I agree with all the information presented above - all still relevant

search_create_promise.js

An `N/search.Search` instance gets passed to `then()`, regardless of result count.

In just the little console tinkering I've done, the methods for retrieving the results (`run()` and `runPaged()` ) seem quite finnicky from within the callback.

your filters operator is invalid, firstname is not a number

^ Fixed in the snippet and below. Output looks like:

<@U5FHY30BV> I agree with <@U5TF1GQ20>. Your question is skipping step. search.create only create the search. It doesn't get any result unless you do run().getRange()

Thanks everyone.   I was rushed yesterday (no excuse).  NetSuite's documentation has the then parameter named `result` so, I jumped to conclusions.  Once I took time to read, experiment (and consume everyone's feedback), of course it all makes sense now.

On a side note, how awesome is it to see <@U29PVMVAR> back into the community!