FT

Formatted Text Data

Primitive
Maximum Length: 65536

This data type is derived from the TX data type by allowing the addition of embedded formatting instructions. These instructions are limited to those that are intrinsic and independent of the circumstances under which the field is being used. The actual instructions and their representation are described in section 2.7.6, "Usage and Examples of Formatted Text". The FT field is of arbitrary length (up to 64k) and may contain formatting commands enclosed in escape characters.

Primitive Type

This is a primitive data type with no internal structure. It represents a single value.