Sort order of column names might not be maintained in the Query Builder.
You can use Tools => Options => Data => Data General => to select the
option 'Display columns in alphabetical order', which will maintain the
sort order of the column names in the initial Query Builder window.
However, the option does not affect the column order of tables in the
Tables and Joins window of the Query Builder. You can right-click on the
table header and choose sort, but the order will not be maintained after
you close and reopen the query.

There is no circumvention for this problem.

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