> I am not sure, if I look at the jdbc API doc for getXxx methods, I would
> say it is not:
> "columnLabel - the label for the column specified with the SQL AS
> clause. If the SQL AS clause was not specified, then the label is the
> name of the column"

Most likely there was a bug fix or feature request re. this
functionality. One would need to check the source history.

I do not mind, if you create a ticket to not forget the issue.

Roman