Rename Filed in Feature class

Discussion created by solar08 on Sep 18, 2011
Latest reply on Sep 20, 2011 by jhauck-esristaff

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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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Neil Sep 19, 2011 5:29 AM
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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jhauck-esristaff Sep 20, 2011 8:59 AM
Please add you comments/feedback to the Make changes to fields after they have been created ArcGIS idea.
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