\ assuming the var 'db' contains an opened database with a schema matching the problem: db @ "UPDATE players SET name=?1,score=?2,active=?3 WHERE jerseyNum=?4" db:prepare var, stmt \ bind values to the statement: stmt @ 1 "Smith, Steve" db:bind 2 42 db:bind 3 true db:bind 4 99 db:bind \ execute the query db @ swap db:exec