12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein said computer usable program code for creating an instance of a prepared statement comprises computer usable program code for instantiating a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) PreparedStatement.
11. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for programmatically partially updating a row in a database, said computer program product including: computer usable program code for creating an instance of a prepared statement; computer usable program code for binding a plurality of fields in a designated row in said prepared statement; computer usable program code for setting values only for a subset of said fields in said prepared statement; and, computer usable program code for executing said prepared statement.