# File lib/dbd_msql/Msql.rb, line 208
  def column_info
    retval = []

    return [] if @res_handle.nil?

    @res_handle.each_field {|col| 
      retval << {'name' => col.name }
    }
    retval
  rescue MyError => err
    raise DBI::DatabaseError.new(err.message)
  end