7.125 UPDATE

Note: Usage options

The UPDATE command allows the field(s) in record(s) in a file to be updated.

Portability Considerations

Refer to the parameters: AUTOCOMMIT, FIELDS and IN_FILE .

Also See

7.125.1 UPDATE Parameters

7.125.2 UPDATE Comments / Warnings

7.125.3 UPDATE Examples

                                                         Required

  UPDATE ------- FIELDS ------- field name  field attributes --->

                                |           |               | |

                                |            --- 7 max -----  |

                                |*ALL                         |

                                |*ALL_REAL                    |

                                |*ALL_VIRT                    |

                                |*EXCLUDING                   |

                                |*INCLUDING                   |

                                |expandable group             |

                                |                             |

                                |------ 1000 max for RDMLX----|

                                 ------- 100 max for RDML ----

 

             >-- IN_FILE ------ file name . *FIRST ------------->

 

 -----------------------------------------------------------------

                                                         Optional

             >-- WITH_KEY ----- key value ---------------------->

                               |expandable group expression|

                                --------- 20 maximum -------

 

             >-- IO_STATUS ---- *STATUS ------------------------>

                                field name

 

             >-- IO_ERROR ----- *ABORT ------------------------->

                                *NEXT

                                *RETURN

                                command label

 

             >-- VAL_ERROR ---- *LASTDIS ----------------------->

                                *NEXT

                                *RETURN

                                command label

 

             >-- NOT_FOUND ---- *NEXT -------------------------->

                                *RETURN

                                command label

 

             >-- ISSUE_MSG ---- *NO ---------------------------->

                                *YES

 

             >-- WITH_RRN ----- *NONE -------------------------->

 

             >-- RETURN_RRN --- *NONE -------------------------->

 

             >-- CHECK_ONLY --- *NO ---------------------------->

                                *YES

 

             >-- AUTOCOMMIT --- *FILEDEF -----------------------|

                                *YES

                                *NO