Choosing Save As and specifying Text file type in ClarisWorks (versions 1.0-4.0) exports all records and all fields in the order fields were created. To control the choice and order of fields on export from ClarisWorks, create a layout just for exporting with fields ordered from top to bottom and use cut and paste instead.
1. Create a layout with fields arranged in the exact order you desire
2. While in Browse mode, select/hilite all the records for export
3. Choose Copy from the Edit menu
4. Open a new Word Processing document
5. Choose Paste from the Edit menu
6. Choose Save As... from the File menu and save as a Text file. The result is a tab-separated text file.