MariaDB [cpptest]> describe test2; +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | key | int(10) unsigned | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | | Column2 | datetime | NO | | NULL | | | Column3 | int(11) | NO | | NULL | | +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ 3 rows in set (0.002 sec) MariaDB [cpptest]> select * from test2; +-----+---------------------+---------+ | key | Column2 | Column3 | +-----+---------------------+---------+ | 1 | 2024-12-02 18:59:32 | 350 | | 2 | 2024-12-02 18:59:38 | 20 | | 3 | 2024-12-02 18:59:41 | 25 | | 4 | 2024-12-02 18:59:44 | 550 | +-----+---------------------+---------+ 4 rows in set (0.000 sec) MariaDB [cpptest]> select key from test2; ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'key from test2' at line 1 MariaDB [cpptest]> describe test; +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Column1 | int(10) unsigned | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | | Column2 | datetime | NO | | NULL | | | Column3 | int(11) | NO | | NULL | | +---------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ 3 rows in set (0.002 sec) MariaDB [cpptest]> select * from test; +---------+---------------------+---------+ | Column1 | Column2 | Column3 | +---------+---------------------+---------+ | 1 | 2024-12-02 18:33:36 | 15 | | 2 | 2024-12-02 18:33:58 | 30 | | 3 | 2024-12-02 18:34:03 | 18 | | 4 | 2024-12-02 18:34:09 | 350 | +---------+---------------------+---------+ 4 rows in set (0.000 sec) MariaDB [cpptest]> select Column1 from test; +---------+ | Column1 | +---------+ | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | +---------+ 4 rows in set (0.000 sec) MariaDB [cpptest]>