Comments on: SQL SERVER – 2005 – Use ALTER DATABASE MODIFY NAME Instead of sp_renameDB to rename http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/ Personal Notes of Pinal Dave Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Taleem http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-159557 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:22:08 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-159557 this command run succesfulyy thnaks to all member who provide 11

]]> By: Imran http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-91461 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:48:01 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-91461 Dear Pinaldave,

1) Is anything like database alias exists there in SQL Server 2005? i.e. a feature similar to table alias.

2) Is there any way of overcoming the nvarchar(max) size which is 4000 chars. So that a longer, infact a very long, sql string can be passed to SP_ExecuteSQL procedure?

Actually, I need to run my crystal reports’ SP’s on different databases (Currrent and Historic/Archive DB) based on the reporting date passed as prameter to SP.

I need your expert opnion on this and if possible a Way to acheive this.

Regards,

Imran

PS: Table names in the both the current and history databases are the same i.e. same schema.

]]> By: Siddhesh http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-69659 Fri, 07 May 2010 12:02:50 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-69659 Hi Sreedhar,

You can change the case with Alter Database Command as specified in start of the forum.

Ex.
ALTER DATABASE MyDataWarehouse MODIFY NAME = MyDatawarehouse

Regards,
Siddhesh

]]> By: Sreedhar http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-68667 Mon, 03 May 2010 19:02:22 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-68667 Hi Dave,

I have a situation where the db name is wrongly cased.
Say, “MyDataWarehouse” and would like to change to “MyDatawarehouse”. How can we do it?

SQL 2005. I tried renaming it in SQL Mgmt Studio and it did not work.

The other option is Either
- Take the db offline, drop the db and recreate the db and attach the files.
- Take complete backup, drop the db, recreate the db and restore it…

Cheers,

Sreedhar

]]> By: Pinal Dave http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-59249 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:13:58 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-59249 Hi Saurabh,

First alter the database to single_user mode. This way all the connection would be broken and database would be available to be exclusively locked. Then again alter the database to multi_user mode and perform your operation.

Regards,
Pinal Dave

]]> By: Saurabh http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-59223 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:45:10 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-59223 Server: Msg 5030, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
The database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation.

This Means?

]]> By: Steve Nelson http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-57604 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:51:22 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-57604 Neither method works for me. I’ve dug though loads of documentation trying to find the answer and nothing works. MS products are garbage.

]]> By: Murugesan http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-57535 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:37:01 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-57535 Thanks for info, its working fine for me.

]]> By: Mahesh http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-56433 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:17:21 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-56433 Thanks, Done

]]> By: Bunthach http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-55757 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:41:58 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-55757 I have problem ALTER DATABASE
ALTER Database PersonnelMS SET Partner=’TCP://192.168.0.4:5022′

It shows message
Msg 1486, Level 14, State 2, Line 2
Database Mirroring Transport is disabled in the endpoint configuration.

]]> By: Imran Mohammed http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-47728 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:38:46 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-47728 @Wendy,

If you want to change database name, then no user should be connected to database.

First keep the database in single user mode and then change the database name or disconnect all users from that database and then you should be able to rename database.

Regards
IM.

]]> By: Wendy http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-47584 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:21:03 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-47584 I am getting the same error as Eric:
Msg 5030, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
The database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation.

How was this resolved?
Thanks in advance!

]]> By: Shabana http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-43888 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:00:44 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-43888 Thank you so much Rich !!!! your seven stpes help me a great deal…

]]> By: Guru http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-42042 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:45:40 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-42042 Hi Sir

I was able to rename the database..but the logical name of the database didnot get renamed..is there any query to rename the database’s logical name as well

]]> By: Eric http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-41186 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:44:11 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-41186 when i am try to rename database it shows me following error msg
Msg 5030, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
The database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation.

how do i resolve this problem?

]]> By: Pedro http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-38164 Fri, 16 May 2008 02:48:29 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-38164 How about the physical name? How do you rename it?

]]> By: mike http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-34479 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:03:07 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-34479 I renamed some databases since we need to standardize the naming convention. Unfortunately, it broke the SSIS package that used to be working. Somehow, it does not want to save the password even going directly to the configuration file. Any suggestion?

]]> By: ramu http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-33179 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:18:30 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-33179 how to add contraint in alter query

]]> By: Anjum http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-5430 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:23:16 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-5430 most of the time when i need any help i got here everything
and it is not good for me besides it is beneficial for all the DBA community.
you did great job………

]]> By: pinaldave http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-4830 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:34:29 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-4830 Chris L,

I have updated my post based on your question.
Thanks for suggestion.

Regards,
Pinal Dave (SQLAuthority.com)

]]> By: pinaldave http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-4828 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:32:14 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-4828 Yes this will drop it.

This is sample example. Not the real time scenario. In real world, you do not need to drop the new database.

Regards,
Pinal Dave (http://www.SQLAuthority.com)

]]> By: Chris L http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-4827 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:26:08 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/13/sql-server-2005-use-alter-database-modify-name-instead-of-sp_renamedb-to-rename/#comment-4827 So, if you rename the old database with the new name and call drop on the test database, won’t that drop the old DB with the new name?

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