Rename column in SQL Server

Question

I tried the following code. Although I don\'t get any errors, it did not do it.

SELECT * FROM Categories EXEC sp_rename \'Active\', CategoriesActive

Answer 1

You don't need to use that select in front, and the syntax should be like:

EXEC sp_rename 
    @objname = 'Categories.Active', 
    @newname = 'CategoriesActive', 
    @objtype = 'Type_of_your_column'