Problem with SQL server

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I'm using MyLittleAdmin to manage a SQL Server database in the cloud.
By mistake I have generated a field whose name was enclosed in brackets in a table
For example It looks in the table like this.

ValorComision (money, not null)
Atraso (int, null)
[PagosExtra] (money, null)

the problem is that it is impossible for me to work with that field.
If I would like to do a simple search for example.

SELECT [PagosExtra] FROM IG_COBRO_ALQUILERES
Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line number 1
Invalid column name 'PagosExtra'.

What I have tried:

How could i change the name to the field or delete it to replace it and skip the problem?

Posted 20-Sep-18 5:29am

Member 13991876

Updated 20-Sep-18 21:38pm

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MadMyche 20-Sep-18 11:37am

Have you tried renaming the column?

Member 13991876 20-Sep-18 12:03pm

Thanks, has worked

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Another idea is to change field/column name and remove unnecessary square brackets.

Note: i know nothing about MyLittleAdmin, but in MS SQL Management Studio you can always use alter table command[^] to modify column name[^]. I believe that logic is the same.

Posted 20-Sep-18 21:39pm

Maciej Los

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-20T05:43:00

Start by finding out how SQL thinks it's named: I use SSMS, bit I'm sure MyLittleAdmin will have something similar.
In SSMS you can right click the table name and use "Script table as ... new query window" - that will give you the "sql name" for the column. It's probably [[PagosExtra]]]
When you have that, feed it into this:

EXEC sp_Rename 'MyTable.[[PagosExtra]]]', 'PagosExtra' , 'COLUMN'

and execute it.
You'll probably get a warning that it might break scripts, but it should be a "normal" name now.