Add prefix to all table name

• monilps

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  April 11, 2013 at 2:56 pm

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  Hi,

  I would like add same prefix to all table names.

  For Example:

  TableA

  TableB

  Result Needed:

  aaa_TableA

  aaa_TableB

  I would appreciate some input.

  Thanks in advance !!!

• Sean Lange

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  April 11, 2013 at 3:10 pm

  #1605787

  monilps (4/11/2013)

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  Hi,

  I would like add same prefix to all table names.

  For Example:

  TableA

  TableB

  Result Needed:

  aaa_TableA

  aaa_TableB

  I would appreciate some input.

  Thanks in advance !!!

  Why do you want prefixes on all your tables? This is generally not a best practice. If the idea is to group them it would be better to use a schema instead of prefixes.

  If you are deadset on doing this then I would use sys.tables to help you build the sql.

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• Arjun Sivadasan

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  April 12, 2013 at 12:47 am

  #1605862

  SELECT 'aaa_' + name FROM sys.tables T WHERE type = 'U'

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• monilps

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  April 12, 2013 at 7:33 am

  #1605955

  Sorry, I was not clear enough. I need to update table name.

  From TableA, TableB to aaa_TableA, aaa_TableB.

  Thanks.

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  April 12, 2013 at 7:36 am

  #1605956

  monilps (4/12/2013)

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  Sorry, I was not clear enough. I need to update table name.

  From TableA, TableB to aaa_TableA, aaa_TableB.

  Thanks.

  You do realize that this will break every piece of code you have, correct?

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  April 12, 2013 at 7:36 am

  #1605958

  monilps (4/12/2013)

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  Sorry, I was not clear enough. I need to update table name.

  From TableA, TableB to aaa_TableA, aaa_TableB.

  Thanks.

  well you alreayd got the advice that this is a bad idea, but here you go: you know that this will break any views, functions or procedures referencing these tables, of course:

  SELECT

  'EXECUTE sp_rename '''

  + schema_name(schema_id)

  + '.'

  + name

  + ''',''aaa_'

  + name + ''';'

  FROM sys.tables T WHERE type = 'U'

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