sql change name of table code example

Example 1: sql change table name

ALTER TABLE exampletable RENAME TO new_table_name;

Example 2: rename table sql

ALTER TABLE STUDENTS  
RENAME TO ARTISTS;

Example 3: rename table sql server

USE AdventureWorks2012;   
GO  
EXEC sp_rename 'Sales.SalesTerritory', 'SalesTerr';

Example 4: how to change a collumn name in sql

ALTER TABLE `table_name` 
CHANGE `old_name` `new_name` VARCHAR(10) 
CHARACTER SET utf8 
COLLATE utf8_general_ci NULL 
DEFAULT NULL;

Example 5: alter table name sql

-- Microsoft SQL style
EXEC sp_rename 'TableOldName', 'TableNewName';

Example 6: change column name sql

ALTER TABLE `db_name`.`table_name` 
	CHANGE `current_column_name` `new_column_name` datatype(size) NOT NULL COMMENT '';