This is something similar. it may be the issue I remember. https://reviews.facebook.net/D2499
In any case we could pass ALL the information from the properties, Input paths, would be a way to make hive semi pig-like. On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 11:26 PM, Josh Spiegel <jojsp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. Do you have the bug number? I couldn't find it. > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Edward Capriolo <edlinuxg...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> No this is not we have a ticket open to propage tbl properies matching >> a pattern to the input format but not complete yet. >> >> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Josh Spiegel <jojsp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I want to create a table with a custom InputFormat. For example, >> > something >> > like this: >> > >> > CREATE TABLE xxx (blah string) >> > STORED AS >> > INPUTFORMAT 'org.foo.MyInputFormat' >> > OUTPUTFORMAT 'org.foo.MyOutputFormat' >> > ; >> > >> > I also want to be able specify some configuration values that will be >> > available to the InputFormat (possibly via the JobConf). Is this >> > possible? >> > >> > It looks like "stored by"/HiveStorageHandler might make this possible by >> > allowing me to push TBLPROPERTIES into the JobConf. But I would like to >> > avoid a non-native table if possible. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Josh > >
