function resu = df_colmeta(df)

  %# function resu = df_colmeta(df)
  %# Returns a new dataframe, initalised with the meta-information
  %# about columns from the source, but with empty data

  %% Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Pascal Dupuis <Pascal.Dupuis@uclouvain.be>
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  %#
  %# $Id: df_func.m 7943 2010-11-24 15:33:54Z cdemills $
  %#

  resu = dataframe ();

  resu._cnt(2) = df._cnt(2);
  resu._name{2} = df._name{2};
  resu._over{2} = df._over{2};
  resu._type = df._type;
  %# init it with the right orientation
  resu._data = cell (size (df._data));
  resu._rep = cell (size (df._rep));
  resu._src  = df._src;
  resu._cmt  = df._cmt;

endfunction
