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June 25, 2017

Can we create hive table/ database name/ column name with Unicode string?

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PROBLEM DEFINITION: CREATE TABLE DT(Dérivation string, Pièce_Générique string);

Throws ParserException Error

ROOT CAUSE/ WORKAROUND:

Hive database name, table name and/or column names cannot contain Unicode string. However, Hive supports UTF-8 and Unicode string for only the table data/comments.

LINKS:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/User+FAQ