Github user cloud-fan commented on the issue: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/22466 > That link says Hive does support EXTERNAL. What am I missing? Hive supports `EXTERNAL` only for tables, not databases. The CREATE TABLE syntax: ``` CREATE [TEMPORARY] [EXTERNAL] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name ... ``` The CREATE DATABASE syntax: ``` CREATE (DATABASE|SCHEMA) [IF NOT EXISTS] database_name ... ```
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