Kris Jurka wrote:
> All the documentation you've pointed to is circumstancial at best.
Come now, I think it's a little better than that. I guess I
don't see as much ambiguity in "... the SQL AS clause can be
used to provide names for computed columns" as you do.
> You will need to find clear
> documentation that this is incorrect or rally some other users to your
> position.
Then I call on all users using any of the following DBMS's
to weigh in on this issue:
SELECT PRICE AS ORIG_PRICE, PRICE + 1.00 AS PRICE FROM T
getColumnName(1) getColumnName(2)
DB/driver getColumnLabel(1) getColumnLabel(2)
Cloudscape ORIG_PRICE ORIG_PRICE PRICE PRICE
Firebird ORIG_PRICE ORIG_PRICE PRICE PRICE
SQL Server (JTDS) ORIG_PRICE ORIG_PRICE PRICE PRICE
SQL Server (MS) ORIG_PRICE ORIG_PRICE PRICE PRICE
MySQL Connector/J ORIG_PRICE ORIG_PRICE PRICE PRICE
Oracle thin ORIG_PRICE ORIG_PRICE PRICE PRICE
PostgreSQL 7.4 orig_price orig_price price price
PostgreSQL 7.5 price orig_price price ""
Those are the drivers I have handy at the moment. I have a couple
more I can try tomorrow. I invite others to post their results.
Of course, this is probably the wrong NG for a cross-DB call to
arms. :) But I should think that sample is large enough to cause
worry about how much code is going to be broken.
Mike
