Rename column SQL Server 2008

Question

I am using SQL Server 2008 and Navicat. I need to rename a column in a table using SQL.

ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME COLUMN old_name to new_name;
         


        

Answer 1

Since I often come here and then wondering how to use the brackets, this answer might be useful for those like me.

EXEC sp_rename '[DB].[dbo].[Tablename].OldColumnName', 'NewColumnName', 'COLUMN'; 

• The OldColumnName must not be in []. It will not work.
• Don't put NewColumnName into [], it will result into [[NewColumnName]].