Query Designer output has different column names

[CR #539577] When you apply a function to a table in Query Designer, the output column name in the Content Browser is different for different databases and may bear no relation with the source column name. For example:

DBMS

Function

Query in Query Designer

Source column name

Output column name

IBM DB2

CHAR

select CHAR(col_1) from DATE_TBL

COL_1

1

Adaptive Server

convert

select convert(char(10), ID) from
CUSTOMER_TBL

ID

col_1

Sybase IQ

convert

select convert(char(10), id) from
alt_sales_orders

id

id

Microsoft Access

SUM

select SUM(SA_TOTAL) from SALES

SA_TOTAL

Expr1000

Workaround: Use column aliases when you enter queries in Query Designer so that the column alias displays as the output column name. For example, using the column alias mycolumn:

select CHAR(col_1) as mycolumn from TEST_TBL