ASCII text output

How do I generate a ASCII report with Reports Builder (Oracle9i DS)?
I want plain text output with white spaces between columns.
Thanks,
Alex

Hello Alex ,
ASCII report with Reports Builder (Oracle9i DS):
Generate to file in delimited format.
File -> Generate to file - > Delimited -> Delimeter = space
With Regards
Sachin

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