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SQL SERVER – 2005 – Use ALTER DATABASE MODIFY NAME Instead of sp_renameDB to rename

Pinal Dave
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To rename database it is very common to use for SQL Server 2000 user :
EXEC sp_renameDB 'oldDB','newDB'
sp_renameDB syntax will be deprecated in the future version of SQL Server. It is supported in SQL Server 2005 for backwards compatibility only. It is recommended to use ALTER DATABASE MODIFY NAME instead. New syntax of ALTER DATABASE MODIFY NAME is simple as well.

/* Create Test Database */
CREATE DATABASE Test
GO
/* Rename the Database Test to NewTest */
ALTER DATABASE Test MODIFY NAME = NewTest
GO
/* Cleanup NewTest Database
Do not run following command if you want to use the database.
It is dropped here for sample database clean up. */
DROP DATABASE NewTest
GO

Reference : Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com), BOL

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  • robin
    March 4, 2013 10:54 am

    excellent website for sql

    Reply
  • Moin
    May 8, 2013 5:01 pm

    Hello Pinal,

    Is there any logs so we can track DB name change

    Reply
  • rudraksh
    March 11, 2014 4:09 pm

    Hi Pinal,
    1) if MODEL and MSDB databases are in suspect mode will my SQL server be alive/comeup?
    2) if i have a table of 1TB, and fragmentation is 85%,apart from rebuild index,what other options do we have?

    Reply
  • Poonam Choudhary
    October 5, 2016 7:14 am

    Hi Dave,

    I want to rename a database that is in mirroring. Kindly share the steps for that.

    Reply
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