FIX: Cannot Rename a Column With a Quoted Identifier

Last reviewed: April 9, 1997
Article ID: Q153992

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

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
   '<column name>' 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 : kbbug6.50 kbfix6.50.sp1 kbnetwork SSrvGen
Version : 6.5.201
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 9, 1997
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