SQL exclude a column using SELECT * [except columnA] FROM tableA?

Question

We all know that to select all columns from a table, we can use

SELECT * FROM tableA

Is there a way to exclude column(s) from a table witho

Answer 1

You can get SQL Complete from devart.com, which not just expands the * wildcard just like SQL Prompt from Red Gate does (as described in cairnz's answer), but also provides a column picker drop down with checkboxes in which you can check all the columns that you want in the select list and they will be inserted automatically for you (and if you then uncheck a column it will be automatically removed from the select list).