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Oracle PL / SQL » SQL Plus » Column 
Use 'format a30 heading' to define column name
    
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE departments
  2  (department_id           number(10)            not null,
  3   department_name      varchar2(50)      not null,
  4   CONSTRAINT departments_pk PRIMARY KEY (department_id)
  5  );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> insert into departments department_id, department_name )
  2                    values1,             'Data Group' );

row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into departments department_id, department_name )
  2                    values2,             'Purchasing' );

row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into departments department_id, department_name )
  2                    values3,             'Call Center' );

row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into departments department_id, department_name )
  2                    values4,             'Communication' );

row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select from departments;

DEPARTMENT_ID DEPARTMENT_NAME
------------- --------------------------------------------------
            Data Group
            Purchasing
            Call Center
            Communication

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> column department_name format a30 heading "Department Names"
SQL>
SQL> select department_name
  2    from departments
  3   order by 1
  4  /

Department Names
------------------------------
Call Center
Communication
Data Group
Purchasing

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table departments;

Table dropped.

SQL>

   
    
    
  
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