Adding field names to spool file?

Question

I'd love to add the field names and "AS" labels as a header row to a spool file...here's a few lines from the spool script:
--SET heading on
--SET echo off
--SET space 0
SET trimspool on
set feedback off
set termout off
set heading off
set pagesize 0
set linesize 2000
SPOOL C:\spools\Prod\files\test\profile_2003.txt
SELECT
a.ZIP
||'|'||a.STATE
||'|'||a.COUNTY
||'|'||a.ZIPNAME
||'|'||a.STATENAME
||'|'||a.COUNTYNAME
||'|'||a.POPCY
||'|'||a.SEXCYMAL-- AS POPMALE
||'|'||a.SEXCYFEM-- AS POPFEMALE
||'|'||a.AGECYMED-- AS MEDIANAGE
something to do with the SET parameters perhaps?
this will be a huge help to me if someone can point me in the right direction...
Thanks!
- Pete

Answer 1

Try:
SPOOL C:\spools\Prod\files\test\profile_2003.txt
SELECT
     'ZIP'           ||'|'||
     'STATE'               ||'|'||
     'COUNTY'               ||'|'||
     'ZIPNAME'      ||'|'||
     'STATENAME'      ||'|'||
     'COUNTYNAME'      ||'|'||
     'POPCY'               ||'|'||
     'POPMALE'              ||'|'||
     'POPFEMALE'     ||'|'||
     'MEDIANAGE'
FROM
     dual
SELECT
     a.ZIP           ||'|'||
     a.STATE               ||'|'||
     a.COUNTY               ||'|'||
     a.ZIPNAME      ||'|'||
     a.STATENAME      ||'|'||
     a.COUNTYNAME      ||'|'||
     a.POPCY               ||'|'||
     a.SEXCYMAL     ||'|'||
     a.SEXCYFEM     ||'|'||
     a.AGECYMED
FROM
     your_table a
SPOOL OFF