Update - 2/2/22 - this continues to be an open product defect ( Sage KB 111814 ) SAGE CASE #: 8008968847

Error 88 VI_Export_ui.pvc line 1001 when running Visual Integrator Export job with JT_Template and CI_ExtendedDescription linked with ExtendedDescription as the Primary Expression

Although this defect report references specific tables I believe that the defect impacts all exports from VI.

Business Reason Customer Can't Just Use Crystal Reports: Customers uses third-party Accupos POS ( which was purchased during the brief time that it was an endorsed solution ). And Accupos uses VI EXPORT to gather data from Sage.

Sage's latest replay to 2/1/22 inquiry by customer: 

Sage just called me back. Could be " a couple months". 

Said a Sage must put a compliance update before addressing any bug fixes. He suggested I call back in once a month. Sounds like it will come from Scanco.

Based on my experiences with this customer who insisted they needed to use a production management type solution - I probably would not have put myself into the middle of the engagement.

Use caution with any new production management implementations

Use Excel or Access to PULL the data. 

You could write a ScriptBasic BOI or ODBC  script to create your export file. Here is an example of reading the ABC customer file.

Note: (Optional Syntax) You don't need () for functions if they aren't returning anything. You don't need a :CALL if you're not passing any arguments. These examples use this syntax scheme.

BOI

' BOI Customer Directory

IMPORT com.sbi

oscript = COM::CREATE(:SET, "ProvideX.Script")
COM::CBN oScript, "Init", :CALL, "C:\\Sage\\Sage 100 Standard\\MAS90\\Home"

osession = COM::CBN(oscript, "NewObject", :SET, "SY_Session")
COM::CBN osession, "nsetcompany", :CALL, "ABC"
COM::CBN osession, "nSetModule", :CALL, "A/R"
ocust = COM::CBN(oscript, "NewObject", :SET, "AR_Customer_svc", osession)

COM::CBN ocust,"nMoveFirst"
DO UNTIL COM::CBN(ocust, "nEOF", :GET)
  PRINT COM::CBN(ocust, "sCustomerNo", :GET) & " - " & _
        COM::CBN(ocust, "sCustomerName", :GET) & " - " & _
        COM::CBN(ocust, "sCity", :GET) & " - " & _
        COM::CBN(ocust, "sState", :GET) & " - " & _
        COM::CBN(ocust, "sTelephoneNo", :GET) & "\n"
  COM::CBN ocust, "nMoveNext"
LOOP        

COM::CBN ocust, "DropObject"
COM::CBN osession, "DropObject"
COM::RELEASE oscript

ODBC

' ODBC Customer Directory

IMPORT odbc.sbi

dbh = odbc::RealConnect("SAGE100","","")
odbc::Query dbh,"SELECT * FROM AR_Customer"

WHILE odbc::FetchHash(dbh, column)
  PRINT column{"CustomerNo"} & " - " & _
        column{"CustomerName"} & " - " & _
        column{"City"} & " - " & _
        column{"State"} & " - " & _
        column{"TelephoneNo"} & "\n"
WEND

odbc::Close dbh

Output

C:\ScriptBasic\examples>sbc custdir_boi.sb
ABF - American Business Futures - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555-4787
ABS - ABS - Sage cloud for invoices - Newport Beach - CA - (949) 555-7814
AVNET - Avnet Processing Corp - Racine - WI - (414) 555-2635
BRESLIN - Breslin Parts Supply - Molalla - WI - (414) 555-9654
HILLSB - Hillsboro Service Center - Hillsboro - WI - (414) 555-6599
INACTIV - Inactive Customer **INACTIVE** - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555--8747
INTMEX - Int. Cust with Mexican Address Name expanded to 50 - Ensenada - BC - +52 646 177 1466
MAVRK - Maverick Papers - Chicago - IL - (312) 861-1200
RSSUPPL - R & S Supply Corp. - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555-5587
SHEPARD - Shepard Motorworks - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555-6544
ALLENAP - Allen's Appliance Repair - Fountain Valley - CA - (714) 555-3121
AMERCON - American Concrete Service - Anaheim - CA - (714) 555-2134
ATOZ - A To Z Carpet Supply - Newport Beach - CA - (714) 555-2231
AUTOCR - Autocraft Accessories - Newport Beach - CA - (714) 555-0101
BAYPYRO - Bay Pyrotronics Corp. - San Francisco - CA - (415) 555-9654
CAPRI - Capri Sailing Ships - Santa Ana - CA - (714) 555-4421
CUSTOM - Custom Craft Products - Santa Ana - CA - (714) 555-7848
GREALAR - Greater Alarm Company - Fountain Valley - CA - (714) 555-5531
JELLCO - Jellco Packing - Orange - CA - (714) 555-9451
ORANGE - Orange Door & Window Co. - Irvine - CA - (714) 555-7823

C:\ScriptBasic\examples>sbc custdir_odbc.sb
ABF - American Business Futures - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555-4787
ABS - ABS - Sage cloud for invoices - Newport Beach - CA - (949) 555-7814
AVNET - Avnet Processing Corp - Racine - WI - (414) 555-2635
BRESLIN - Breslin Parts Supply - Molalla - WI - (414) 555-9654
HILLSB - Hillsboro Service Center - Hillsboro - WI - (414) 555-6599
INACTIV - Inactive Customer **INACTIVE** - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555--8747
INTMEX - Int. Cust with Mexican Address Name expanded to 50 - Ensenada - BC - +52 646 177 1466
MAVRK - Maverick Papers - Chicago - IL - (312) 861-1200
RSSUPPL - R & S Supply Corp. - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555-5587
SHEPARD - Shepard Motorworks - Milwaukee - WI - (414) 555-6544
ALLENAP - Allen's Appliance Repair - Fountain Valley - CA - (714) 555-3121
AMERCON - American Concrete Service - Anaheim - CA - (714) 555-2134
ATOZ - A To Z Carpet Supply - Newport Beach - CA - (714) 555-2231
AUTOCR - Autocraft Accessories - Newport Beach - CA - (714) 555-0101
BAYPYRO - Bay Pyrotronics Corp. - San Francisco - CA - (415) 555-9654
CAPRI - Capri Sailing Ships - Santa Ana - CA - (714) 555-4421
CUSTOM - Custom Craft Products - Santa Ana - CA - (714) 555-7848
GREALAR - Greater Alarm Company - Fountain Valley - CA - (714) 555-5531
JELLCO - Jellco Packing - Orange - CA - (714) 555-9451
ORANGE - Orange Door & Window Co. - Irvine - CA - (714) 555-7823

C:\ScriptBasic\examples>

Update - this appears to be resolved with 2020.4 or 2021.2 

Note that while the KB linked about makes this seem as if it is limited to Production Management related exports, my testing of trying to create a vendor export from AP produced the same results (prior to updating the PU).