Xuefu Zhang created HIVE-4566: --------------------------------- Summary: NullPointerException if typeinfo and nativesql commands are executed at beeline before a DB connection is established Key: HIVE-4566 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-4566 Project: Hive Issue Type: Bug Components: CLI Affects Versions: 0.11.0 Reporter: Xuefu Zhang
Before a DB connection is established, executing a command such as typeinfo and nativesql results an NPE shown at the console: beeline> !typeinfo java.lang.NullPointerException beeline> !nativesql java.lang.NullPointerException Instead, a message, such as "No current connection" should be given, as in case of some other commands, such as dropall. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira