>In my application, the connection string specifies the database. So, when I do database management, I do not have to specify the database.
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>However, when I have to do this:
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>EXEC sp_rename 'ReportApplication.Size', 'SizeTest', 'COLUMN'
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>...as this is calling a SQL Server procedure, do I have to prefix the first parameter with the database name?
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>I am using sp_rename here as it seems SQL Server does not support ALTER COLUMN. If there is a way to do it, let me know.



Alter Table 'mytable' AlterColumn.'mycolumn' INT NOT NULL (or whatever). If the column is used in a constraint, you may have to drop the constraint first, then recreate it...