Microsoft KB Archive/153992

= FIX: Cannot Rename a Column With a Quoted Identifier =

Article ID: 153992

Article Last Modified on 3/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q153992





SYMPTOMS
If you try to rename a table's column to use a quoted identifier column name, sp_rename gives an error indicating that the column name is invalid. The errors are as folows:

Msg 15006, Level 16, State 1

' ' is not a valid name since it contains invalid characters

Msg 15224, Level 11, State 1

Error, the value for parameter NewName contains invalid characters or

violates a basic restriction



WORKAROUND
Export the data. Drop and re-create the table with quoted identifiers on necessary columns. Import the data back in.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Additional query words: sp1

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB153992

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