Rename SQL Azure database?

Question

How can i rename the database in sql Azure?

I have tried Alter database old_name {MODIFY NAME = new_name} but not worked.

Is this feature avail

Answer 1

I can confirm the

ALTER DATABASE [oldname] MODIFY NAME = [newname];

works without connecting to master first BUT if you are renaming a restored Azure database; don't miss the space before the final hyphen

ALTER DATABASE [oldname_2017-04-23T09 -17Z] MODIFY NAME = [newname];

And be prepared for a confusing error message in the Visual Studio 2017 Message window when executing the ALTER command

Msg 0, Level 20, State 0, Line 0
A severe error occurred on the current command.  The results, if any, should be discarded.