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# Update

## Overview

Updates a query definition and returns a status of OK or an error message

### Syntax

Update(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description                               |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| **1**   | object | **Required** | Attributes for query definition to change |

## Example

This sample code updates the name and query of the query definition:

```
var qd = QueryDefinition.Init("myQueryDef");

var status = qd.Update({
    Name : "Updated Query Definition Name",
    QueryText : "SELECT SubKey, Email, Name FROM [Example Target DE] where FavoriteItemID=12"
});
```