The following example sets the temperature for a subset of rows a partitioned table. In this case, the rows are those in the combined partition identified by an external partition number of 9.
Ferret ==> > force "test.ppi_t02" 400 9 temperature = hot FORCE command changed the temperature of table test.ppi_t02 to HOT for the specified partition. The temperature of 5 cylinders have been changed to HOT.