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DDL Command UPDATE
Version 7.11
UPDATE

Record-at-a-time updating, via a default screen or the named screen , of the subset specified by the collection tname arguments.

Syntax:

UPDATE/options collection [tname] [screen-name] [x;y] -
[special procedure designation] -
[field-name-list] -
[field=value ... field=value]

Notation standards Options Answers

Options:
A -When last character of a field fills advance cursor to next field
Cn -Update only the number of records specified by n, then exit
G -Show control in red for Memo fields with multiple generations
J -Scroll Type 3 screens in discrete pages, not a line at a time
Mn -Suppress mapping at the nth hierarchical level
N -Do not allow any field to change
P -OK button to close screen after the last record viewed/changed
W -Switch to APPEND mode after the last record so can add more
X -Suppress the command response
Y -Do not alter the command answer cells

Answers:
Ctl.Ans1 =Number of records changed
Ctl.Ans2 =Number of records processed
Ctl.Ans3 =Number of records deleted, if any

Notes:

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