Submitted by: Ricardo Saporta; Assigned to: Arun ; R-Forge link
When duplicate column names exist, .SD drops columns
DT <- data.table(x=1:3, x=11:13)
## Works Fine
DT[, names(DT)=="x", with=FALSE]
## Looses Second Column
DT[, names(DT)=="x", with=FALSE][, .SD]