Rename table name or column name in sql server 2008

In this post we will discuss how we can rename a table name or a column name in sql server 2008 through sql query.

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We can rename by using the sp_rename stored procedure.

- sp_rename changes the name of the user defined objects like table, index, column, alias data type, or Microsoft .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) user-defined type.

- If the return value is 0 (Zero) means success and if a nonzero number means its a failure.

- But it is not recommended to rename stored procedures, triggers, user-defined functions, or views, instead we should drop the object and re-create it with the new name.

Rename a Table:
You can rename a table by using the below query:

sp_rename Employees, EmployeesInfo

Here Employees is the old name and EmployeesInfo is the new name.

Rename a Column:
Below is the command to rename a column:

sp_rename 'Employees.Name', 'EmployeeName', 'COLUMN';

Here Employees is the table name, Name is the old column name and EmployeeName is the new column name.

Hope this will be helpful to you.