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Renaming Tables

Table renaming is supported differently by each DBMS. There is no hard and fast standard for this operation. Oracle users can use the RENAME statement, SQL Server users can use the supplied sp_rename stored procedure. Refer to your own DBMS documentation for details on supported syntax.

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