Thank you, I hadn't realized I should use thrift. Alexander Altanis
> Download the source version of the latest 0.7 from > http://cassandra.apache.org/download/ and take a look at the > contrib/word_count example. Specifically, in the > contrib/word_count/src/WordCountSetup.java file, there are examples of how > to create a column family using thrift. > > On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:00 AM, alta...@ceid.upatras.gr wrote: > >> I'd like to have a Hadoop MapReduce job create a column family in the >> setup() method of the Mapper, if it doesn't already exist. How would I >> do >> that correctly? I thought of using CassandraServer's methods (which is a >> bit of a hack, I know), but they are private, so I suppose there is a >> better way. Any help? >> >> Alexander Altanis > >