Creating an empty column in a query

Is there a way to place an empty column in a query? I would like to put acolumn with no information into the middle of a query. The reason is that the information that goes in that column is not available on any tables in my SQL databases.
SELECT
hier.dir_name
,hier.am_name
,hier.fm_name INSERT BLANK COLUMN HERE
,hier.tech_name
hier.tech_id

Hi
"no information" in database is usually NULL value. Is this what you are looking for?
SELECT
hier.dir_name
,hier.am_name
,NULL as fm_name
--,hier.fm_name INSERT BLANK COLUMN HERE
,hier.tech_name
hier.tech_id
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