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shubhada
Posting Yak Master
117 Posts |
 Posted - 2006-02-16 : 02:13:03
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| I am trying to rename the column name with new name of existing table using followig syntaxALTER TABLE test1 RENAME COLUMN total to sumbut i got the following error.Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 1Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'COLUMN'.please tell me how I can rename the column.shubhada |
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shallu1_gupta
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
394 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-16 : 02:23:05
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| Hi shubhada,Use sp_rename 'table.columnname','newname','Column'Pls make sure that references to the column are also been updated. |
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3575 Posts |
Posted - 2006-02-16 : 02:27:42
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| also, avoid using reserved words for column and table names.-ec |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2006-02-16 : 03:07:58
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| Also, if possible you can keep the column as it is and use alias name when queryingSelect total as NewAliasName from yourTableMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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rename column failed