Please help , A question that i got no answer for

Question

Okie here is ma problem i wanna know if its possible or no way
we know that the Select * from table will retrieve all column , and if i wanna retrieve a specific columns i will have to mention it after the select keyword
but here is the question
i got table that contain loads of column and i wanna a query that will retrieve all column but one for example
i have table name , job , sal , hiredate , phone , id .....etc
i wanna to type select * from table to retrieve all those column without retrievin phone column
so is theere iis a away to drop the visability of column with select * !
i wanna some think like in a logic
select * from table except column phone << so how to do this and please put in your consideration that columns are so much and i dont wanna type them all

Answer 1

In SQL*Plus, command of hiding is COLUMN column_name NOPRINT.
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14357/ch12013.htm#i2697128
Is this your help?
SQL> desc scott.emp
Name                                      Null?    Type
EMPNO                                     NOT NULL NUMBER(4)
ENAME                                              VARCHAR2(10)
JOB                                                VARCHAR2(9)
MGR                                                NUMBER(4)
HIREDATE                                           DATE
SAL                                                NUMBER(7,2)
COMM                                               NUMBER(7,2)
DEPTNO                                             NUMBER(2)
SQL> column hiredate noprint
SQL> column comm noprint
SQL> column sal noprint
SQL> select * from scott.emp where rownum <=5;
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR     DEPTNO
      7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566         20
      7369 SMITH      CLERK           7902         20
      7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN        7698         30
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698         30
      7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839         20