The Import/Export page of the Options window has these components:
Default export format Select a file format. The default export format is text. This format is used only if you do not specify a FORMAT clause in an OUTPUT statement.
Default import format This option is not supported for use with Sybase IQ databases.
See Chapter 7, “Moving Data In and Out of Databases” in the System Administration Guide: Volume 1.
Text options Specify the default symbols used for the field separator, quote string, and escape character when you import or export data in text format.
Default field separator The symbol used to separate values in text files. The default value is a comma (,).
Default quote string The symbol used to enclose strings in text files. The default value is a single quote (').
Default escape character The symbol used in place of unprintable characters in text files. The escape character must be one single-byte character. The default value is a backslash (\).
Default encoding The encoding used when importing and exporting files. If you change this value, it is changed only for the current Interactive SQL session. When you start a new Interactive SQL session, it is restored to its default value. The default value is (Default). If you select (Default), the encoding is determined as follows:
The code page specified in the ENCODING clause of the INPUT, OUTPUT, or READ statement.
The default code page for the computer Interactive SQL is running on.