Select columns by name rather than letter in Google Query Language (GQL) with Google Spreadsheets?

Question

newbie question, is it possible to select columns by name rather than letter when using Google Query Language with Google Spreadsheets?

This works fine for me: \"S

Answer 1

A little simpler:

SELECT "&SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,MATCH("student",Sheet1!A1:B1,0),4),1,"")&", COUNT("&SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,MATCH("detention",Sheet1!A1:B1,0),4),1,"")&") GROUP BY "&SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1,MATCH("student",Sheet1!A1:B1,0),4),1,"")

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