Example 1: Using the UPDATE statement in interactive SQL The following interactive SQL example changes the address of the employee with EMPLOYEE_ID 00164 and confirms the change: SQL> UPDATE EMPLOYEES cont> SET ADDRESS_DATA_1 = '16 Ridge St.' cont> WHERE EMPLOYEE_ID = '00164'; 1 row updated SQL> SELECT EMPLOYEE_ID, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, ADDRESS_DATA_1 cont> FROM EMPLOYEES cont> WHERE EMPLOYEE_ID = '00164'; EMPLOYEE_ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME ADDRESS_DATA_1 00164 Alvin Toliver 16 Ridge St. 1 row selected Example 2: Using the UPDATE statement in a program The following example illustrates using a host language variable in an embedded SQL statement to update an employee's status code: DISPLAY "Enter employee's ID number: " WITH NO ADVANCING. ACCEPT ID. DISPLAY "Enter new status code: " WITH NO ADVANCING. ACCEPT STATUS-CODE. EXEC SQL DECLARE TRANSACTION READ WRITE END-EXEC EXEC SQL UPDATE EMPLOYEES SET STATUS_CODE = :STATUS-CODE WHERE EMPLOYEE_ID = :ID END-EXEC EXEC SQL COMMIT END-EXEC