This is just for simple exports where I need to save one or more fields to a text file that I can then mess around with the results using BBEdit. Since FMP13 will not export as a .txt file, I've set the .tab file format to always open with BBEdit. I was just wondering if there was a way to do the .txt file, but I guess not. Thanks, Charlie On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Richard S. Russell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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. >