Hi,

I would like to get the columns from a view or table when performing a
query. The user is able to create his/her own select query and before
actually performing a query (which could take some time), I would like
to know the columns beforehand.

I had the idea to attach 1=2 to the users query, as in:

select xxx
from tableX
where 1=2

Is this the best way to handle it?
The thing I would like to get is to know the columns of the select
query, without performing a huge query

Thanks