取消并替换第一版（1985年）。指定交换格式，以便于在计算机系统之间移动包含数据记录的文件或部分文件。指定:用于信息交换的媒体独立文件和数据记录描述；包含字符串、位字符串和数字形式的数据元素、向量、数组和层次结构的描述；数据描述文件；数据描述记录；文件和记录结构的三个层次的复杂性；FTAM非结构化和结构化文档类型。

Cancels and replaces the first edition (1985). Specifies an interchange format to facilitate the moving of files or parts of files containing data records between computer systems. Specifies: media-independent file and data record descriptions for information interchange; the description of data elements, vectors, arrays and hierarchies containing character strings, bit strings and numeric forms; a data descriptive file; a data descriptive record; three levels of complexity of file and record structure; FTAM unstructured and structured document types.