diff -Naur jeremyevans-sequel-8b395139f67ddcf7f24443cb6c1d7460e409f639/spec/adapters/oracle_spec.rb sequel/spec/adapters/oracle_spec.rb
--- jeremyevans-sequel-8b395139f67ddcf7f24443cb6c1d7460e409f639/spec/adapters/oracle_spec.rb	2008-11-21 10:24:52.000000000 +1100
+++ sequel/spec/adapters/oracle_spec.rb	2008-11-25 10:06:29.875090200 +1100
@@ -220,3 +220,27 @@
     ]      
   end  
 end
+
+context "Oracle aliasing" do
+
+  setup do
+    @d1 = ORACLE_DB[:books]
+    @d1.delete # remove all records
+    @d1 << {:id => 1, :title => 'aaa', :category_id => 100}
+    @d1 << {:id => 2, :title => 'bbb', :category_id => 100}
+    @d1 << {:id => 3, :title => 'bbb', :category_id => 100}
+  end
+
+  specify "should allow columns to be renamed" do
+    @d1.select(:title.as(:name)).order_by(:id).to_a.should == [
+      { :name => 'aaa' },
+      { :name => 'bbb' },
+      { :name => 'bbb' },
+    ]
+  end
+
+  specify "nested queries should work" do
+    @d1.select(:title).group_by(:title).count.should == 2
+  end
+
+end