table.renamecol - Function

rename a column

Synopsis
renamecol(oldname, newname)

Description
A column can be renamed in a table that was opened readonly=F.
However, renaming is not possible in a (reference) table resulting from a select or sort operation.

Arguments

oldname	in	name of column to be renamed
		Allowed:	String
newname	in	new name of column
		Allowed:	String

Returns
Bool

Example

  t:=table("mytable", readonly=F)
  t.renamecol ('colold', 'colnew')
# T

Column colold is renamed to colnew.

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	Package	utility
	Module	table
	Tool	table