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12-08-04, 16:55

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renaming a table

how do i rename a table? i tried making a copy of it (select * into copy from original), but it turns out that doesn't work either... =(

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12-08-04, 19:19

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The method for renaming objects depends on which database engine you are using.

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12-09-04, 08:09

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In SQL 2000

Code:

Select * into newTable from OldTable
drop Table OldTable

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12-09-04, 19:41

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in sql server

Code:

sp_rename 'tablename' , 'newname'

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