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i need to retrieve column names in a rowset, let me explain a bit;

i can simply retrieve a column name by using IColumnsInfo::GetColumsInfo, but the problem is when i use "AS" keyword in the select statement such like;

SELECT identification AS id FROM test_table_a

i see alias name of that column instead the internal column name.

as you can guess the qestion is; how can i get both alias and internal name at the same time and of course what is the *usual* way to get it.

thanks in advance

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