database rename

Hi just wondering how to rename the database using enterprise manager. thanks.
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Paul G
Software engineer.I'd use Query Analyzer:
1. Get everyone out of the database.
2. Look up sp_rename_db
"Paul" wrote:
> Hi just wondering how to rename the database using enterprise manager. thanks.
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> Paul G
> Software engineer.|||Am Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:53:03 -0800 schrieb Paul:
> Hi just wondering how to rename the database using enterprise manager. thanks.
Hi, you have to use the QueryAnalyzer with sp_rename.
Greetings
Rouven Hausner|||ok thanks for the replies.
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Paul G
Software engineer.
"Rouven Hausner" wrote:
> Am Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:53:03 -0800 schrieb Paul:
> > Hi just wondering how to rename the database using enterprise manager. thanks.
> Hi, you have to use the QueryAnalyzer with sp_rename.
> Greetings
> Rouven Hausner
>|||As of SQL Server 2000, you can use ALTER DATABASE to rename a database.
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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"Paul" <Paul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi just wondering how to rename the database using enterprise manager. thanks.
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> Paul G
> Software engineer.|||Hi,
You can use either ALTER DATABASE or sp_renamedb to rename a database.
Eg:-
EXEC sp_renamedb 'accounting', 'financial'
or
ALTER DATABASE Accounting MODIFY NAME = financial
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
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> As of SQL Server 2000, you can use ALTER DATABASE to rename a database.
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> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
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> "Paul" <Paul@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi just wondering how to rename the database using enterprise manager.
>> thanks.
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>> Paul G
>> Software engineer.
>