That's exactly what I'm trying to do (use the contents of a variable as an alias for the column)
Thanks Mauricio On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 16:09, Rhino wrote: > Actually, Mauricio is trying to concatenate the string 'October_' (or > whatever) to the *alias* of the column name, not to the column name itself. > I tried something like: > > @set prefix = 'October_'; > > select totals as concat(prefix, totals) > from mytable > > but it didn't work. Apparently, you can't use string functions like concat() > with the column alias. (I also tried writing the concat() expression as: > > concat(prefix, 'totals') > > and > > concat(prefix, "totals") > > but that didn't work either. > > If there is some other way that might work, I know he would love to hear > about it. (I'd be interested too, just for curiousity's sake.) > > Rhino > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Gleb Paharenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "MySql List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: Naming columns dynamically > > > > If what you are looking for is a way to say: > > > > SET @columnName='mycolumn'; > > SELECT @columnName FROM mytable; > > > > and have it be interpreted as the same query as: > > > > SELECT mycolumn FROM mytable; > > > > Then you are out of luck. However, nothing says you can't build a SQL > > statement in your application dynamically. Just use the string > > concatenation features built into your development language and you are > > off and running. > > > > I looked for anything in the docs akin to the M$SQL command "exec" which > > will attempt to execute any statement passed into it as an argument but > > MySQL doesn't have that command yet. Prepared statements and stored > > procedures were as close as I could get. Sorry! > > > > Shawn Green > > Database Administrator > > Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/16/2004 03:25:36 PM: > > > > > Thanks Gleb, but I cant use that because the query is run directly from > > > within an aplication. > > > > > > Of course there're should other ways to do that but I want to know if > > > it is posible from within MySql 4.1 gamma. > > > > > > If someone does know the answer to this question please let me know > > > Just in case someone else reads this thread the question is: > > > > > > > > > Is it possible to use variables as column names ? > > > > > > like this : Select field1 as @var > > > from table1 > > > > > > > > > Thanks again > > > Mauricio > > > > > > On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 05:38, Gleb Paharenko wrote: > > > > Hello, Mauricio. > > > > I've found something in comments at: > > > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Problems_with_alias.html > > > > But I don't know if that will help you. Here it is: > > > > > > > > "Posted by Ravi Kumar on November 10 2004 9:21am > > > > > > > > The above tip can be extended to have variables in column names. > > > > > > > > For example: > > > > The columns in table1 are cyJan,cyFeb,....,cyDec > > > > > > > > To select the only column pertaining to current month: > > > > > > > > t.sql contains: > > > > set @a=left(date_format(now(),'%M'),3); > > > > select concat('select cy',@a,' from table1',';'); > > > > > > > > Execute the following command: > > > > mysql.exe -BN -u %uname% -p"%pwd%" -h %host% -P%port% dbname < t. > > > sql > t1.sql > > > > > > > > In t1.sql, we'll have the required command and this can be wrapped > > inside > > > > a shell script." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mauricio Pellegrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi , > > > > > > > > > > I need to do the following: > > > > > Given a certain variable for example @var I want to include the > > > > > contents of that variable as part of the name of a result column. > > > > > > > > > > I'll try to explain myself a bit more with this example > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Set @var = 'October_' ; > > > > > > > > > > Select > > > > > > > > > > Tot as 'Totals' <-- Here I would like to include the > > contents > > > > > of @var > > > > > From sales So the resulting column name would be > > > > > 'October_Totals' > > > > > > > > > > The reason for this is because I don't know the value of @var which > > is > > > > > typed by the operator at the time the query is run. > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to concatenate the contens of a variable and a > > column > > > > > alias at run time ? > > > > > > > > > > thanks for your ideas > > > > > Mauricio > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > For technical support contracts, goto > > https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita > > > > This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ > > > > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > > > > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko > > > > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET > > > > <___/ www.mysql.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > MySQL General Mailing List > > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]