Reference > Commands > FT (footnote title)

The form of the FT command is one of the following:

FT variable = labels,

FT table = labels,

FT = labels,

The FT command assigns text to be printed at the bottom of each table. The first two forms above assign text to a variable or table by name; in the third form the text is assigned to the last variable or table defined.

FT texts are only used if assigned; you do not have to assign an FT to every table or variable.

If an FT text is assigned to a table or variable which already has an FT assigned to it, the new text replaces the old one, and a warning message appears.

FT texts appear immediately beneath the table at print time. Job footnotes as set by special %JF, on the other hand, appear at the bottom of the page.

The FT is printed preceded by whatever is set by special %FTP, see the chapter on special texts.

Format IBF (Indentation Before Footnote) specifies the number of spaces to be inserted before each line of FT text.

Examples of FT commands:

ft #43a="Estimated from client''s data",

ft = #1,