Cetin,
>xx.yy syntax (where xx is an object) is also valid for controlsources, update/select/delete-sql statements etc.
ControlSources: yes, SQL and Xbase DML: no.
create cursor x1 ( i1 i )
insert into x1 values ( 3 )
scatter name ox
replace ox.i1 with 5
update ox set i1 = 5