Select All Columns Except Some in Google BigQuery?

Question

Is there a way to Select * except [x,y,z column names] in BigQuery? I see some solutions for MySQL but not sure if it applies to BQ.

Thank you.

Answer 1

In addition to SELECT * EXCEPT() syntax there is a SELECT * REPLACE() syntax - both supported with Standard SQL introduced
Usage is simple and obvious as per documentation

What is less obvious is that you can use both together in the same SELECT, like in example below

WITH orders AS
  (SELECT 5 as order_id,
  "sprocket" as item_name,
  200 as quantity)
SELECT * EXCEPT (order_id) REPLACE ("widget" AS item_name), "more" as more_fields
FROM orders;