Hi, In Spark I specifically specify the format of the table to be created
sqltext = """ CREATE TABLE test.randomDataPy( ID INT , CLUSTERED INT , SCATTERED INT , RANDOMISED INT , RANDOM_STRING VARCHAR(50) , SMALL_VC VARCHAR(50) , PADDING VARCHAR(4000) ) STORED AS PARQUET """ sqlContext.sql(sqltext) However, I can store it through df.write.mode("overwrite").saveAsTable("test.ABCD") The table created through the above* is stored as parquet.* desc test.abcd +----------------+------------+----------+ | col_name | data_type | comment | +----------------+------------+----------+ | id | bigint | | | clustered | double | | | scattered | double | | | randomised | double | | | random_string | string | | | small_vc | string | | | padding | string | | +----------------+------------+----------+ Is this the default behaviour expected? Thanks Mich LinkedIn * https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw>* *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for any loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may arise from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly disclaimed. The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages arising from such loss, damage or destruction.