UPDATE { dbtab | *dbtab }.
Thie statement is a short form of the following Open SQL statement for accessing a single database table dbtab:
UPDATE dbtab FROM { dbtab | *dbtab }.
In the short form, there is no specification of a work area. As work area, a table work area dbtab or *dbtab is used implicitly. It must be declared using TABLES. If, instead of the name of the database table dbtab, the name *dbtab is used, dbtab is accessed - but the additional table work area is used.
The short form is not allowed in classes. Instead, an explicit work area must be used.