Rename Files using sql/t-sql

Is it posssible to rename files using SQL/T-SQL? One method could be the xp_cmdshell command but I want to rename files on the netowrk and xp_cmdshell commands do not support UNC paths.
Any ideas?
ThanksOriginally posted by vmlal
Is it posssible to rename files using SQL/T-SQL? One method could be the xp_cmdshell command but I want to rename files on the netowrk and xp_cmdshell commands do not support UNC paths.

Any ideas?

Thanks

This works fine:

xp_cmdshell 'copy \\server1\backup\backup.sql \\server1\backup\backup2.sql'

xp_cmdshell 'copy \\server1\backup\backup.sql \\server2\backup\backup2.sql'|||you can create a bat file on your local machine in which you can enter all your commands. You can then execute this with the xp_cmdshell.

rename column

i need t-sql syntax for renaming a column.
the column name contains the [] characters.
alter table <tablename> rename [old field name] to NewFieldName
isn't working for me.
tia,
mcnewsxpthis works:
EXEC sp_rename 'MyTable.[Old Field]', 'NewField', 'COLUMN'|||use sp_rename..
I haven't seen the sytax that you have used.|||You might want to check this out ::
http://vadivel.blogspot.com/2004/08...g-sprename.html
Best Regards
Vadivel
http://vadivel.blogspot.com
"mcnews" wrote:

> i need t-sql syntax for renaming a column.
> the column name contains the [] characters.
> alter table <tablename> rename [old field name] to NewFieldName
> isn't working for me.
> tia,
> mcnewsxp
>sql