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How to modify a column name in a table?

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JTan

JTan

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Oct 9, 2001
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As mentioned in the title....how to?

A typo error was done but I don't know how to undo..

TIA for any help given. :)
 
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ALTER TABLE MyTable CHANGE old_col_name column_definition
 
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So, for example:

[tt]alter table tbl_name change col_name_old col_name_new varchar(100)[/tt]

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[tt]tastes great, less filling.[/tt]
 
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