May 7, 2013 at 3:12 pm
I am trying to use the alter schema statement on a table with this name:
ABC\genn.smith.itemresults
with this statement
ALTER SCHEMA dbo TRANSFER ABC\genn.smith.itemresults
and I get this error:
Incorrect syntax near '\'.
What does that mean? How can I change the schema to dbo lif the schema is ABC\genn.smit?
Thank you.
May 7, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Script the table, change the schema to dbo, run the updated script, use a simple insert script to move any data from the old table to the new table, drop the old table.
May 7, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Kbear (5/7/2013)
I am trying to use the alter schema statement on a table with this name:ABC\genn.smith.itemresults
with this statement
ALTER SCHEMA dbo TRANSFER ABC\genn.smith.itemresults
and I get this error:
Incorrect syntax near '\'.
What does that mean? How can I change the schema to dbo lif the schema is ABC\genn.smit?
Thank you.
I am a little confused about what is the table name and what is the schema but you need to wrap your table name in []
I think you said the current schema is ABC\genn.smit.
That would mean the syntax for this would be:
ALTER SCHEMA dbo TRANSFER [ABC\genn.smith].itemresults
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May 7, 2013 at 3:25 pm
Sean Lange (5/7/2013)
Kbear (5/7/2013)
I am trying to use the alter schema statement on a table with this name:ABC\genn.smith.itemresults
with this statement
ALTER SCHEMA dbo TRANSFER ABC\genn.smith.itemresults
and I get this error:
Incorrect syntax near '\'.
What does that mean? How can I change the schema to dbo lif the schema is ABC\genn.smit?
Thank you.
I am a little confused about what is the table name and what is the schema but you need to wrap your table name in []
I think you said the current schema is ABC\genn.smit.
That would mean the syntax for this would be:
ALTER SCHEMA dbo TRANSFER [ABC\genn.smith].itemresults
I have not used ALTER SCHEMA like this, but after reading up on it and testing it in a sandbox database, I would agree with Sean.
May 7, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Thank you for all the responses. I found how to change the schema name through management studio. But - When I look at the table it still says
ABC\genn.smith.itemresults
The name of the table is itemresults but I can't get rid of the "ABC\genn.smith." at the front of it. I also don't know why these tables are getting these names. ABC is our new domain (not really ABC, just trying to be anonymous) so users are being moved from OldDomain to ABC. Two people on the new domain suddenly are having tables they create come up with the ABC\first.last in front of the table name.
Any advice on these two issues? Thanks again.
May 7, 2013 at 4:22 pm
OK - changing it through management studio really didn't change it but the syntax with [ ] around the offending part of the schema name worked. Thank you.
Still would like to know why it creates tables with the funny schema name attached.
May 7, 2013 at 6:31 pm
Kbear (5/7/2013)
OK - changing it through management studio really didn't change it but the syntax with [ ] around the offending part of the schema name worked. Thank you.Still would like to know why it creates tables with the funny schema name attached.
Check the default schema for those users.
May 8, 2013 at 11:42 am
Thank you all.
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