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HPL/SQL is included to Apache Hive since version 2.0

part-loc

PART_LOC Function

PART_LOC function returns the location of the specified table partition in HDFS or other storage.

Syntax:

PART_LOC([db_name.]table_name, part_col=filter, ... [, with_hostname]); 

Parameters:

Parameter Type Value Description
[dbname.]table_name VARCHAR Identifier, variable or expression Table name
part_col=filter One or more partition filters
with_hostname INT Variable or expression 1 - return path with host name
0 - without host name (default)

Notes:

  • HPL/SQL uses the following Hive statement to get the partition information:
DESCRIBE EXTENDED db_name.tab_name PARTITION (part_col=filter, ...)

Return Value:

  • The partition directory
  • NULL if the table or partition do not exist

Return Type:

STRING (VARCHAR/CHAR).

Example:

Table db.orders is partitioned by country and has the following partitions:

Partition Directory
country='US' /data/db/orders/country=US
country='UK' /data/db/orders/country=UK
country='DE' /data/db/orders/country=DE
country='BY' /data/db/orders/country=BY

Get the location of country=US partition:

PART_LOC(db.orders, country='US', 1); 
 
Result:
hdfs://hostname:8020/data/db/orders/country=US

Return the path without host name:

PART_LOC(db.orders, country='US'); 
 
Result:
/data/db/orders/country=US

Compatibility: HPL/SQL extension.

Version: HPL/SQL 0.1