title: In SQL, how do I exclude result from SELECT * FROM ...?
body: <p>I know my title is not very descriptive... let me explain in details here.</p>
  
  <p>Let say, if a table has 26 fields.  e.g. field_a ... field_z.   and I only want a select query to return me 15 fields only.  </p>
  
  <p>So, normally, I will do SELECT field_a, field_b ... field_o FROM myTable.  </p>
  
  <p>Which is tedious.   Is there a way in MYSQL that I can do a SELECT * and tell it not to return certain fields?</p>
  
  <p>e.g. soemthing like SELECT * exclude (field_p, field_q .. field_z) FROM myTable?</p>
  
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  <p>Thanks all for the answers. :)</p>