export DB into a flat text file "notepad"

what is the best way to go about this?
using MS SQL 2000
on W2K server
thanks
antz
"Antz" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> what is the best way to go about this?
> using MS SQL 2000
> on W2K server
Use DTS (Data Transformation services) to export your tables to text format.
Or, even more primitive ;) BCP will also work.
Steve