No it's not possible but you can just read in all tables anyway and ignore
the columns you don't want.
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From: "David Jacobowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:33
Subject: Need help with select statement.
> Dear Sir,
>
> I have looked in the manual but could not find any clue so I am seeking
your
> assistance. I have a table with 25 fields and I use most of these fields
but
> not all in different DBI scripts. Currently I use:
>
> SELECT field_1, field_4, ...getting tired typing field names... FROM
myTest;
>
> Is it possible to do something like:
> SELECT * FROM myTest EXCEPT field_2, field_3;
>
> Greatly appreciate your help.
>
> David
>
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