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Rename Filed in Feature class

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09-18-2011 10:09 PM
MohammedBuali
Emerging Contributor
HI,

can some one help me, i want rename a field name in an existed feature class?

i can only change the alias name using IClassSchemaEdit & AlterFieldAliasName method.

thank you.
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NeilClemmons
Honored Contributor
You can't rename a field using ArcObjects.  You can, however, create a new field (and copy existing values to it) then delete the old field.  Depending on the datasource you may have other options - for instance, if it's a personal geodatabase you can open it in Access and rename the field.
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JohnHauck
Frequent Contributor
Please add you comments/feedback to the Make changes to fields after they have been created ArcGIS idea.
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