Copy column format with 'col ... like'
SQL> SQL> create table emp 2 ( empno NUMBER(4) constraint E_PK primary key 3 , ename VARCHAR2(8) 4 , init VARCHAR2(5) 5 , job VARCHAR2(8) 6 , mgr NUMBER(4) 7 , bdate DATE 8 , sal NUMBER(6,2) 9 , comm NUMBER(6,2) 10 , deptno NUMBER(2) default 10 11 ) ; Table created. SQL> insert into emp values(1,'Tom','N', 'TRAINER', 13,date '1965-12-17', 800 , NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(2,'Jack','JAM', 'Tester',6,date '1961-02-20', 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(3,'Wil','TF' , 'Tester',6,date '1962-02-22', 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(4,'Jane','JM', 'Designer', 9,date '1967-04-02', 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(5,'Mary','P', 'Tester',6,date '1956-09-28', 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(6,'Black','R', 'Designer', 9,date '1963-11-01', 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(7,'Chris','AB', 'Designer', 9,date '1965-06-09', 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(8,'Smart','SCJ', 'TRAINER', 4,date '1959-11-26', 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(9,'Peter','CC', 'Designer',NULL,date '1952-11-17', 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(10,'Take','JJ', 'Tester',6,date '1968-09-28', 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(11,'Ana','AA', 'TRAINER', 8,date '1966-12-30', 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(12,'Jane','R', 'Manager', 6,date '1969-12-03', 800 , NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(13,'Fake','MG', 'TRAINER', 4,date '1959-02-13', 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp values(14,'Mike','TJA','Manager', 7,date '1962-01-23', 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select empno, ename, bdate 2 , sal as salary 3 , comm as commission 4 from emp; Enter... EMPNO ENAME BDATE SALARY COMMISSION ------ -------- ---------- ------ ---------- 1 Tom 17-12-1965 800 [N/A] 2 Jack 20-02-1961 1600 300 3 Wil 22-02-1962 1250 500 4 Jane 02-04-1967 2975 [N/A] 5 Mary 28-09-1956 1250 1400 6 Black 01-11-1963 2850 [N/A] 7 Chris 09-06-1965 2450 [N/A] 8 Smart 26-11-1959 3000 [N/A] 9 Peter 17-11-1952 5000 [N/A] 10 Take 28-09-1968 1500 0 11 Ana 30-12-1966 1100 [N/A] 12 Jane 03-12-1969 800 [N/A] 13 Fake 13-02-1959 3000 [N/A] 14 Mike 23-01-1962 1300 [N/A] 14 rows selected. SQL> col ename format a20 hea lname jus c SQL> col salary format $9999.99 SQL> col commission like salary SQL> col salary heading month|salary SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>