RENAME TABLE Command
Renames a table in the current database.
RENAME TABLE TableName1 TO TableName2
Parameters
- TableName1
Specifies the name of the table to be renamed. - TableName2
Specifies the new name of the table.
Remarks
You cannot use RENAME TABLE to change the name of a free table; use RENAME instead.
Example
The following example creates two databases named mydbc1
and mydbc2
, and a table named table1. The table is added to mydbc1
when it is created. The table is then closed and removed from mydbc1
. ADD TABLE is then used to add the table to mydbc2
. RENAME TABLE is used to change the name of the table from table1
to table2
.
CLOSE DATABASES
CREATE DATABASE mydbc1
CREATE DATABASE mydbc2
SET DATABASE TO mydbc1
CREATE TABLE table1 (cField1 C(10), n N(10)) && Adds table to mydbc1
CLOSE TABLES && A table must be closed to remove it from a database
REMOVE TABLE table1
SET DATABASE TO mydbc2
ADD TABLE table1
RENAME TABLE table1 TO table2
See Also
ADD TABLE | CLOSE DATABASES | CREATE DATABASE | COPY FILE | COPY TO | OPEN DATABASE | RENAME