Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Reporting:
Query/Results for UNIX

Layout window settings

The Data Export Layout window runs across the lower half of the screen and displays field and export format information, including:

The fields selected for export.
A description of the export format.
The export type (ASCII, Progress, and so forth.).
A yes or no value that indicates if Results will export the field name as the first line of the export.
The initialization string at the start of a record. The initialization string is the set of characters that precedes the record data on each line of the export file. For example, an asterisk (*) may mark the beginning of a line. (See the Settings option description in Appendix B, "Option Descriptions," for more details.)
The record termination string. The record termination string is the set of characters that can indicate the end of each record in an export file. (See the Settings option description in Appendix B, "Option Descriptions" for details.)
The field delimiter string. The field delimiter string is the set of characters marking the beginning and end of each field value.
The field separator string. The field separator string is the set of characters that separates each field value within a record.