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Barry Becker commented on SPARK-17039:
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There are literal ?'s in the datafile. The "nullValue" option indicates that 
those ?'s should be read as null values. I also added the "dateFormat" option 
which describes how the dates in the file should be read.

Let me try to provide more information so you can reproduce.

Here is the schema that I am specifiying (dfSchema above):
{code}
StructType(StructField(string normal,StringType,true), 
StructField(Years,TimestampType,true), StructField(Months,TimestampType,true), 
StructField(WeekDays,TimestampType,true), StructField(Days,TimestampType,true), 
StructField(DaysWithNull,TimestampType,true), 
StructField(Hours,TimestampType,true), StructField(Minutes,TimestampType,true), 
StructField(normal dates,TimestampType,true), StructField(Wide Range 
Dates,TimestampType,true), StructField(Narrow,TimestampType,true), 
StructField(Far Future,TimestampType,true), StructField(Mostly 
Null,TimestampType,true), StructField(All Same Date,TimestampType,true), 
StructField(Past/Future,TimestampType,true), StructField(All 
nulls,TimestampType,true), StructField(Seconds,TimestampType,true))
{code}

and here is the contents of the csv datafile (note that there are lots of 
nulls). This worked using databricks spark-csv lib as a dependency in spark 
1.6.2
{code}
foo     2015-03-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:01:00     2007-11-09T00:00:00     1967-11-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:00:00     2700-01-01T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:00:00     1983-03-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
bar     2016-03-09T00:00:00     2015-04-09T00:00:00     2015-03-10T00:00:00     
2015-03-10T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T01:00:00     2015-03-09T00:03:00     
2007-10-02T00:00:00     1987-10-02T00:00:00     2015-03-09T12:03:00     
3701-01-01T00:00:00     2015-04-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     
1865-04-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:01
baz     2017-03-09T00:00:00     2015-05-09T00:00:00     2015-03-11T00:00:00     
2015-03-11T00:00:00     2015-03-11T00:00:00     2015-03-09T02:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:05:00     1999-04-04T03:00:00     1999-02-03T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:08:00     4702-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
1777-05-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:03
but     2018-03-09T00:00:00     2015-06-09T00:00:00     2015-03-12T00:00:00     
2015-03-12T00:00:00     2015-03-12T00:00:00     2015-03-09T03:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:08:00     2025-10-10T00:00:00     2025-10-10T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:10:00     4103-01-01T00:00:00     2015-06-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:00:00     2089-06-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:05
fooo    2019-03-09T00:00:00     2015-07-09T00:00:00     2015-03-13T00:00:00     
2015-03-13T00:00:00     2015-03-13T00:00:00     2015-03-09T04:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:09:00     2004-02-23T00:00:00     2004-02-23T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:15:00     4204-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
2125-07-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:07
bar     2020-03-09T00:00:00     2015-08-09T00:00:00     2015-03-16T00:00:00     
2015-03-14T00:00:00     2015-03-14T00:00:00     2015-03-09T05:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:12:00     2019-03-04T00:00:00     3019-03-04T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:20:00     4305-01-01T00:00:00     2015-08-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:00:00     2215-08-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:09
baz     2021-03-09T00:00:00     2015-09-09T00:00:00     2015-03-17T00:00:00     
2015-03-15T00:00:00     2015-03-15T00:00:00     2015-03-09T06:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:20:00     1999-04-04T02:34:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:25:00     
4406-01-01T00:00:00     2015-09-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     
1754-09-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:11
but     2022-03-09T00:00:00     2015-10-09T00:00:00     2015-03-18T00:00:00     
2015-03-16T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T07:00:00     2015-03-09T00:30:00     
1999-03-01T00:00:00     1909-03-01T00:00:00     2015-03-09T12:30:00     
4507-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     1958-10-09T00:00:00     
?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
bar     2023-03-09T00:00:00     2015-11-09T00:00:00     2015-03-19T00:00:00     
2015-03-17T00:00:00     2015-03-17T00:00:00     2015-03-09T08:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:35:00     2001-02-12T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:35:00     
4608-01-01T00:00:00     2015-11-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     
3000-11-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
here is a really really really long string value        2024-03-09T00:00:00     
2015-12-09T00:00:00     2015-03-20T00:00:00     2015-03-18T00:00:00     
2015-03-18T00:00:00     2015-03-09T09:00:00     2015-03-09T00:40:00     
1999-04-04T17:17:00     1999-01-15T00:00:00     2015-03-09T12:40:00     
4709-01-01T00:00:00     2015-12-09T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     
4015-12-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2025-03-09T00:00:00     2016-01-09T00:00:00     2015-03-23T00:00:00     
2015-03-19T00:00:00     2015-03-19T00:00:00     2015-03-09T10:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:41:00     1999-02-28T00:00:00     1999-02-28T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:45:00     4710-01-01T00:00:00     2016-01-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:00:00     2000-01-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
bar     2026-03-09T00:00:00     2016-02-09T00:00:00     2015-03-24T00:00:00     
2015-03-20T00:00:00     2015-03-20T00:00:00     2015-03-09T11:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:42:00     1999-04-04T14:14:00     2999-01-17T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:55:00     4811-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
1999-02-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
bar     2027-03-09T00:00:00     2016-03-09T00:00:00     2015-03-25T00:00:00     
2015-03-21T00:00:00     2015-03-21T00:00:00     2015-03-09T12:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:43:00     2015-03-07T10:10:00     2999-06-04T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:59:00     4912-01-01T00:00:00     2016-03-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:00:00     1856-03-09T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2028-03-09T00:00:00     2016-04-09T00:00:00     2015-03-26T00:00:00     
2015-03-22T00:00:00     2015-03-22T00:00:00     2015-03-09T13:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:44:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
bar     2029-03-09T00:00:00     2016-05-09T00:00:00     2015-03-27T00:00:00     
2015-03-23T00:00:00     2015-03-23T00:00:00     2015-03-09T14:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:46:00     2007-11-08T00:00:00     1907-11-09T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:00:00     3700-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
baz     2030-03-09T00:00:00     2016-06-09T00:00:00     2015-03-30T00:00:00     
2015-03-24T00:00:00     2015-03-24T00:00:00     2015-03-09T15:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:47:00     2007-10-03T00:00:00     1919-10-02T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:03:00     4701-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2031-03-09T00:00:00     2016-07-09T00:00:00     2015-03-31T00:00:00     
2015-03-25T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T16:00:00     2015-03-09T00:48:00     
1999-04-06T03:00:00     2000-02-03T00:00:00     2015-03-09T12:08:00     
4602-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     ?       ?       
2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2032-03-09T00:00:00     2016-08-09T00:00:00     2015-04-01T00:00:00     
2015-03-26T00:00:00     2015-03-26T00:00:00     2015-03-09T17:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:49:00     2025-10-12T00:00:00     2025-10-10T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:10:00     4213-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
but     2033-03-09T00:00:00     2016-09-09T00:00:00     2015-04-02T00:00:00     
2015-03-27T00:00:00     2015-03-27T00:00:00     2015-03-09T18:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:51:00     2004-02-20T00:00:00     2014-02-23T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:15:00     4304-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2034-03-09T00:00:00     2016-10-09T00:00:00     2015-04-03T00:00:00     
2015-03-28T00:00:00     2015-03-28T00:00:00     2015-03-09T19:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:52:00     2019-03-05T00:00:00     3019-03-04T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:20:00     4405-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2035-03-09T00:00:00     2016-11-09T00:00:00     2015-04-06T00:00:00     
2015-03-29T00:00:00     2015-03-29T00:00:00     2015-03-09T20:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:54:00     1999-04-05T02:39:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:25:00     
4506-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     ?       ?       
2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2036-03-09T00:00:00     2016-12-09T00:00:00     2015-04-07T00:00:00     
2015-03-30T00:00:00     2015-03-30T00:00:00     2015-03-09T21:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:55:00     1999-03-03T00:00:00     1911-03-02T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:30:00     4607-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2037-03-09T00:00:00     2017-01-09T00:00:00     2015-04-08T00:00:00     
2015-03-31T00:00:00     2015-03-31T00:00:00     2015-03-09T22:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:57:00     2001-02-14T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T12:35:00     
4618-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     ?       ?       
2015-03-09T12:01:00
foo     2038-03-09T00:00:00     2017-02-09T00:00:00     2015-04-09T00:00:00     
2015-04-01T00:00:00     2015-04-01T00:00:00     2015-03-09T23:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:59:00     1999-04-07T16:16:00     1999-01-14T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:40:00     4659-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       2015-03-09T12:01:28
foo     2039-03-09T00:00:00     2017-03-09T00:00:00     2015-04-10T00:00:00     
2015-04-02T00:00:00     2015-04-02T00:00:00     2015-03-09T00:00:00     ?       
1999-02-27T00:00:00     1999-02-25T00:00:00     2015-03-09T12:44:00     
4612-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?
foo     2040-03-09T00:00:00     2017-04-09T00:00:00     2015-04-13T00:00:00     
2015-04-03T00:00:00     2015-04-03T00:00:00     2015-03-10T01:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:54:00     1999-04-03T14:14:00     2999-01-12T00:00:00     
2015-03-09T12:54:00     4821-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     
?       ?       ?
foo     2041-03-09T00:00:00     2017-05-09T00:00:00     2015-04-14T00:00:00     
2015-04-04T00:00:00     2015-04-04T00:00:00     2015-03-10T02:00:00     ?       
2015-03-06T10:10:00     2999-06-03T00:00:00     2015-03-09T12:58:00     
5912-01-01T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-09T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?
bar     2042-03-09T00:00:00     2017-06-09T00:00:00     2015-04-15T00:00:00     
2015-04-05T00:00:00     2015-04-05T00:00:00     2015-03-11T03:00:00     
2015-03-09T00:54:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?
bar     2043-03-09T00:00:00     2017-07-09T00:00:00     2015-04-16T00:00:00     
2015-04-06T00:00:00     ?       2015-03-10T04:00:00     ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2044-03-09T00:00:00     2017-08-09T00:00:00     2015-04-17T00:00:00     
2015-04-07T00:00:00     2015-04-07T00:00:00     2015-03-11T05:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2045-03-09T00:00:00     2017-09-09T00:00:00     2015-04-20T00:00:00     
2015-04-08T00:00:00     2015-04-08T00:00:00     2015-03-10T06:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2046-03-09T00:00:00     2017-10-09T00:00:00     2015-04-21T00:00:00     
2015-04-09T00:00:00     2015-04-09T00:00:00     2015-03-11T07:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2047-03-09T00:00:00     2017-11-09T00:00:00     2015-04-22T00:00:00     
2015-04-10T00:00:00     2015-04-10T00:00:00     2015-03-10T08:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2048-03-09T00:00:00     2017-12-09T00:00:00     2015-04-23T00:00:00     
2015-04-11T00:00:00     2015-04-11T00:00:00     2015-03-11T09:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2049-03-09T00:00:00     2018-01-09T00:00:00     2015-04-24T00:00:00     
2015-04-12T00:00:00     2015-04-12T00:00:00     2015-03-10T10:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2050-03-09T00:00:00     2018-02-09T00:00:00     2015-04-27T00:00:00     
2015-04-13T00:00:00     2015-04-13T00:00:00     2015-03-11T11:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2051-03-09T00:00:00     2018-03-09T00:00:00     2015-04-28T00:00:00     
2015-04-14T00:00:00     2015-04-14T00:00:00     2015-03-10T12:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2052-03-09T00:00:00     2018-04-09T00:00:00     2015-04-29T00:00:00     
2015-04-15T00:00:00     2015-04-15T00:00:00     2015-03-10T13:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
bar     2053-03-09T00:00:00     2018-05-09T00:00:00     2015-04-30T00:00:00     
2015-04-16T00:00:00     2015-04-16T00:00:00     2015-03-10T14:00:00     ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2054-03-09T00:00:00     2018-06-09T00:00:00     2015-05-01T00:00:00     
2015-04-17T00:00:00     2015-04-17T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2055-03-09T00:00:00     2018-07-09T00:00:00     2015-05-04T00:00:00     
2015-04-18T00:00:00     2015-04-18T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2056-03-09T00:00:00     2018-08-09T00:00:00     2015-05-05T00:00:00     
2015-04-19T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2057-03-09T00:00:00     2018-09-09T00:00:00     2015-05-06T00:00:00     
2015-04-20T00:00:00     2015-04-20T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2058-03-09T00:00:00     2018-10-09T00:00:00     2015-05-07T00:00:00     
2015-04-21T00:00:00     2015-04-21T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2059-03-09T00:00:00     2018-11-09T00:00:00     2015-05-08T00:00:00     
2015-04-22T00:00:00     2015-04-22T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2060-03-09T00:00:00     2018-12-09T00:00:00     2015-05-11T00:00:00     
2015-04-23T00:00:00     2015-04-23T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2061-03-09T00:00:00     2019-01-09T00:00:00     2015-05-12T00:00:00     
2015-04-24T00:00:00     2015-04-24T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
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?       2062-03-09T00:00:00     2019-02-09T00:00:00     2015-05-13T00:00:00     
2015-04-25T00:00:00     2015-04-25T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       2063-03-09T00:00:00     2019-03-09T00:00:00     2015-05-14T00:00:00     
2015-04-26T00:00:00     2015-04-26T00:00:00     ?       ?       ?       ?       
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?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       
?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?       ?
{code}

> cannot read null dates from csv file
> ------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: SPARK-17039
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-17039
>             Project: Spark
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Input/Output
>    Affects Versions: 2.0.0
>            Reporter: Barry Becker
>
> I see this exact same bug as reported in this [stack overflow 
> post|http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38265640/spark-2-0-pre-csv-parsing-error-if-missing-values-in-date-column]
>   using Spark 2.0.0 (released version).
> In scala, I read a csv using 
> sqlContext.read
>           .format("csv")
>           .option("header", "false")
>           .option("inferSchema", "false") 
>           .option("nullValue", "?")
>           .option("dateFormat", "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss")
>           .schema(dfSchema)
>           .csv(dataFile)
> The data contains some null dates (represented with ?).
> The error I get is:
> {code}
> org.apache.spark.SparkException: Job aborted due to stage failure: Task 0 in 
> stage 8.0 failed 1 times, most recent failure: Lost task 0.0 in stage 8.0 
> (TID 10, localhost): java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "?"
> {code}



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