MySQL alias shorthand?

Question

I need to select all columns from two tables, but need to be able to differentiate between them in the result.

Is there a shorthand method of giving each column in t

Answer 1

No, ALIAS is only for single columns. The only shorthand is to remove the AS:

SELECT column_123 col FROM x

Returns col as the alias.

Answer 2

No, you'll need to name them explicitly.