How to remove a file [dbcc shrinkfile(filename,empty) is not working]

I tried to remove a file from a filegroup by using the following two comamnd
1) dbcc SHRINKFILE('FileName1', EMPTYFILE)
2) ALTER DATABASE PED_PROD REMOVE FILE FileName1

but I am getting the following error message

Server: Msg 5042, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
The file ''FileName1'' cannot be removed because it is not empty.

Please help in this

Thanks in Advance,
SateeshHowdy

What version of SQL are you using?

Cheers

SG

how to reduce the size of transaction file

i've run "dbcc shrinkfile ('employ')"
The size of the file does not reduced.Win
It could be because the LOG file has an actve portions of transaction. Did
you run BACKUP LOG prior a SHRINKING?
select DB_ID('dbname')
Run DBCC LOGINFO(7)
If you see at the bottom transactions with status=2 that means SQL Server
'needs' them and you could not shrink.
However you can run dump inserting to moce those transaction at the
beginning of the LOG
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