Alter the column name in a table

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Hi,

I am using the below query to change the column name in a table.

SP_RENAME 'Student.StudentId', 'SID ', 'COLUMN'

Any alternate query to change the column name in a table.

Posted 3-Jan-14 2:40am

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Nicholas Marty · Answer 1 · 2014-01-03T02:47:00

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As far as I know: No.

Note: You need to disable any constraints on the column first and modify them too to be active for the new column.

But, you could drop & create the table again with the new name of the column if that suits you more ;)

Posted 3-Jan-14 2:47am

Nicholas Marty

CHill60 · Answer 2 · 2014-01-03T02:47:00

You can also change the name of a column via the Object Explorer or Table Designer in SSMS.

Here is the link to the microsoft documentation[^] on how to achieve this

[Edit - inspired by Nicholas Marty's solution]
When you are doing a select from your original table detailing each column by name change it to use Student.StudentId AS SID instead. Changing a column name from StudentId to SID doesn't really achieve much