On 2014 Jul 6, at 12:49, Charles Hartley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm using FMP13 and want to export to a plain text file. Is there a way to do this? Specifically, I want to directly create a .txt file rather than a .tab file.
> 
> Thanks,
> Charlie

Do a Find for the records you want to export.

File > Export Records … 

Name the file.

Specify its location.

Under “Type” choose “comma-separated text”. (Tho, frankly, I prefer “.tab” myself.)

Click on “Save”.

Only then does FMP get around to asking you what fields you want to export, and in what order.