You can use the SELECT INTO statement to export formatted data to a file.

Data Export with an SQL Query

The following query exports data into a file formatted in comma-separated values (CSV):

boolean ret = stat.execute("SELECT Id, Name INTO [csv://c:/[Hive].[Default].Customers.txt] FROM [[Hive].[Default].Customers] WHERE Industry = 'Floppy Disks'");
System.out.println(stat.getUpdateCount()+" rows affected");

You can specify other file formats in the URI. The following example exports tab-separated values:

Statement stat = conn.createStatement();
boolean ret = stat.execute("SELECT * INTO [[Hive].[Default].Customers] IN 'csv://filename=c:/[Hive].[Default].Customers.csv;delimiter=tab' FROM [[Hive].[Default].Customers] WHERE Industry = 'Floppy Disks'");
System.out.println(stat.getUpdateCount()+" rows affected");