Technical Article

Rename Database

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Needed a way to rename databases on the fly.

-- =============================================
-- Author:Darren Thompson
-- Create date: 3/23/2017
-- Description:rename database
-- =============================================

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_DBA_Rename_Database] 
@DatabaseName varchar(100), @NewName varchar(100)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @sql varchar(1000)
DECLARE @physLoc varchar(1000), @physLoc_log varchar(1000)
DECLARE @physLocNew varchar(1000), @physLoc_logNew varchar(1000)

IF (@DatabaseName NOT IN ('master','DBA','msdb','tempdb'))
BEGIN
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM sys.databases WHERE Name = @DatabaseName)
BEGIN
SELECT @physLoc = physical_name FROM sys.master_files WHERE name = @DatabaseName and type_desc = 'ROWS'
SELECT @physLoc_log = physical_name FROM sys.master_files WHERE name = @DatabaseName + '_log' and type_desc = 'LOG'

--// SET TO SINGLE USER
SET @sql = 'ALTER DATABASE ' + @DatabaseName + ' SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE'
EXECUTE (@sql)

--// RENAME DATABASE: LOGICAL NAME
SET @sql = '
ALTER DATABASE [' + @DatabaseName + ']
MODIFY FILE  (NAME=N''' + @DatabaseName + ''', NEWNAME=N''' + @NewName + ''')
ALTER DATABASE [' + @DatabaseName + ']
MODIFY FILE  (NAME=N''' + @DatabaseName + '_log'', NEWNAME=N''' + @NewName + '_log'')'
EXECUTE(@sql)


SET @sql = 'ALTER DATABASE ' + @DatabaseName + ' SET OFFLINE'
EXECUTE (@sql)

EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1--// 0 = Disabled , 1 = Enabled 
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE

--// RENAME DATABASE: PHYSICAL FILE NAME
SET @sql = 'EXEC xp_cmdshell ''RENAME "' + @physLoc + '", "' + @newName + '.mdf"'''-- CurrentPath&Name, NewName
EXECUTE (@sql)

SET @sql = 'EXEC xp_cmdshell ''RENAME "' + @physLoc_log + '", "' + @newName + '_log.ldf"'''-- CurrentPath&Name, NewName
EXECUTE (@sql)

EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 0--// 0 = Disabled , 1 = Enabled 
RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE


----// ATTACH (CREATE) DATABASE
SELECT @physLocNew = REPLACE(@physLoc,@DatabaseName,@newName)
SELECT @physLoc_logNew = REPLACE(@physLoc_log,@DatabaseName,@newName)

SET @sql = '
CREATE DATABASE [' + @NewName + '] ON 
( FILENAME = N''' + @physLocNew + ''' ),
( FILENAME = N''' + @physLoc_logNew + ''' )
FOR ATTACH '
EXECUTE (@sql)

--// DETACH DATABASE
SET @sql = 'EXEC master.dbo.sp_detach_db @dbname = N''' + @DatabaseName + ''''
EXECUTE (@sql)
END
END

END

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