sorry for the delayed response. yes the python script follows that.
-- Rohan Monga On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Stephen Sprague <sprag...@gmail.com> wrote: > @OP - first thing i'd ask is does your python script obey the ^A,^B,^C,^D > etc. nesting delimiter pattern. give that your create table does not > specify delimiters those are the defaults. nb. ^A == control-A == \001 > > Cheers, > Stephen. > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Andre Araujo <ara...@pythian.com> wrote: >> >> I had a similar issue in the past when trying to cast an empty array to >> array(<bigint>). By default Hive assumes it's an array(<string>). >> I don't think there's currently a Hive syntax to cast values to complex >> data types. If there's one, I'd love to know what it is :) >> >> >> On 14 January 2014 10:22, rohan monga <monga.ro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a table that is of the following format >>> >>> create table t1 ( f1 int, f2 array<struct<a1:int, a2:int>> ); >>> >>> Now I have a custom script that does some computation and generates >>> the value for f2 >>> like so >>> >>> from ( >>> from randomtable r >>> map r.g1, r.g2, r.g3 >>> using '/bin/cat' as g1, g2, g3 >>> cluster by g1 ) m >>> insert overwrite table t1 >>> reduce m.g1, m.g2, m.g3 >>> using 'python customScript.py' as ( f1 , f2 ); >>> >>> however f2 is not being loaded properly into t1, it comes up broken or >>> null. What should I do so that f2 is loaded as an array of structs. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> Rohan Monga >> >> >> >> >> -- >> André Araújo >> Big Data Consultant/Solutions Architect >> The Pythian Group - Australia - www.pythian.com >> >> Office (calls from within Australia): 1300 366 021 x1270 >> Office (international): +61 2 8016 7000 x270 OR +1 613 565 8696 x1270 >> Mobile: +61 410 323 559 >> Fax: +61 2 9805 0544 >> IM: pythianaraujo @ AIM/MSN/Y! or ara...@pythian.com @ GTalk >> >> “Success is not about standing at the top, it's the steps you leave >> behind.” — Iker Pou (rock climber) >> >> -- >> >> >> >