Update exportCypher.adoc (#576)

neo4j-contrib · Aug 30, 2017 · 0c48b17 · 0c48b17
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@@ -12,11 +12,22 @@ To change the export format, you have to set it on the config params like `{form
 By default the format is `neo4j-shell`.
 
 It is possible to choose between four cypher export formats:
+To change the cypher export format, you have to set it on the config params like `{cypherFormat: "updateAll"}`
 
-* "create": all CREATE
-* "updateAll": MERGE instead of CREATE
-* "addStructure": MATCH for nodes + MERGE for rels
-* "updateStructure": MERGE + MATCH for nodes and rels
+* `create`: all CREATE
+* `updateAll`: MERGE instead of CREATE
+* `addStructure`: MATCH for nodes + MERGE for rels
+* `updateStructure`: MERGE + MATCH for nodes and rels
+
+Format and cypherFormat can be used both in the same query giving you complete control over the exact export format:
+
+[source,cypher]
+----
+call apoc.export.cypher.query(
+"MATCH (p1:Person)-[r:KNOWS]->(p2:Person) RETURN p1,r,p2",
+"/tmp/friendships.cypher", 
+{format:'plain',cypherFormat:'updateStructure'})`
+----
 
 // tag::export.cypher[]
 `YIELD file, source, format, nodes, relationships, properties, time`