How Can I query a table by column postion and what is the syntax

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To select the second column of a given table, 

SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM DBA_TAB_COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = '<table name>'
and COLUMN_ID = '2';

Now you can query on the second column of your table in question.

Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Suntrupth