how to alter column name in sql server code example

Example 1: sql change column types

ALTER TABLE table_name
ALTER COLUMN column_name datatype;

-- Example
ALTER TABLE product
ALTER COLUMN description VARCHAR(250);

Example 2: change column names mssql

--The following example renames the column TerritoryID in the table Sales.SalesTerritory to TerrID in the AdventureWorks database.

EXEC sp_rename 'Sales.SalesTerritory.TerritoryID', 'TerrID', 'COLUMN';

Example 3: sql rename column

EXEC SP_RENAME 'TABLE_NAME.OLD_COLUMN_NAME','NEW_COLUMN_NAME'

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