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how do I rename a table? Sorry but I am really new to SQL...<br />
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wyldsj<br />

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how do I rename a table? Sorry but I am really new to SQL...

wyldsj


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Execute sp_rename old_name,new_name<br />

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Hi,<br />
&nbsp; I created a table &quot;test&quot; with a few fields some time ago. One of the field in this table is called &quot;name&quot; and the type was set to be char(20). For some reason, I need to extend this field to be char(40). Since the table has already got lots of data, I wonder what is the easieast way to do this modification while keep all the existing data. Do I HAVE TO create a new table and copy everything over and so on?<br />
&nbsp; Thanks for your time!<br />
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wyldsj 
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Hi,
  I created a table "test" with a few fields some time ago. One of the field in this table is called "name" and the type was set to be char(20). For some reason, I need to extend this field to be char(40). Since the table has already got lots of data, I wonder what is the easieast way to do this modification while keep all the existing data. Do I HAVE TO create a new table and copy everything over and so on?
  Thanks for your time!

wyldsj 

modify a field

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