set textmerge on to output.txt noshow

\\Line 1

text
Line 2
endtext

set textmerge to

or simply

set textmerge on to output.txt noshow

\\Line 1
\Line 2

set textmerge to

>I am just starting to experiment with TEXT / SET TEXTMERGE.
>
>The following sample:
>
>

>set textmerge on to output.txt noshow
>
>text
>Line 1
>Line 2
>endtext
>

>
>will leave a blank line at the top. Is there a way to supress this blank line, that is, begin the output directly on the first line?
>
>TIA,
>
>Hilmar.