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# DatabaseColumnName
Gets a field name by index.
```
bool  DatabaseColumnName(
   int      request,     // request handle received in DatabasePrepare
   int      column,      // field index in the request
   string&  name         // the reference to the variable for receiving the field name
   );
```
Parameters
request
[in]  Request handle received in [DatabasePrepare()](/en/docs/database/databaseprepare).
column
[in]  Field index in the request. Field numbering starts from zero and cannot exceed [DatabaseColumnsCount()](/en/docs/database/databasecolumnscount) - 1.
name
[out]  Variable for writing the field name.
Return Value
Return true if successful, otherwise false. To get the error code, use GetLastError(), the possible responses are:
- ERR_DATABASE_INVALID_HANDLE (5121) invalid request handle;
- ERR_DATABASE_NO_MORE_DATA (5126)   'column' index exceeds DatabaseColumnsCount() -1.
Note
The value can be obtained only if at least one [DatabaseRead()](/en/docs/database/databaseread) call has been preliminarily made for 'request'.
See also
[DatabasePrepare](/en/docs/database/databaseprepare), [DatabaseColumnsCount](/en/docs/database/databasecolumnscount), [DatabaseColumnType](/en/docs/database/databasecolumntype)