If you're not using 0.8.0 the cli deals poorly with non-string row keys. On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Kevin <thebachel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Currently I'm using a client (Pelops) to insert UUIDs (both lexical and > time) in to Cassandra. I haven't yet implemented a facility to remove them > with Pelops; i'm testing and refining the insertion mechanism. > > > > As such, I would like to use the CLI to delete test UUID values. It seems, > however, that I'm unable to delete UUID rowkeys and columns with the del > command. Is there something I'm missing? I have to use “assume as” to list > the rows in column families with UUID row keys, but deleting the displayed > row keys does not delete the entries. > > > > I can view columns with UUID values without “assume as” (provided they're > not contained in rows with UUID keys), but I am unable to delete them from > the CLI as well. Is it not possible to do this from the CLI, or is there > something I'm overlooking?
-- Jonathan Ellis Project Chair, Apache Cassandra co-founder of DataStax, the source for professional Cassandra support http://www.datastax.com
