SQL to return first two columns of a table

Question

Is there any SQL lingo to return JUST the first two columns of a table WITHOUT knowing the field names?

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Answer 1

If you want a permant object that you can query over and over again make a view for each table that only returns the first 2 columns. You can name the columns Column1 and Column2 or use the existing names.

If you want to return the first two columns from any table without any preprocessing steps create a stored procedure that queries the system information and executes a dynamic query that return the first two columns from the table.