How about: create table XXX like YYY; alter table XXX add columns (new_column int);
From: venkatesh b [mailto:venkateshmailingl...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 9:28 AM To: Wangwenli Cc: user Subject: Re: How to create new table like existing with an extra column in single query. Thanks Wenli for quick reply. Yes, we have a requirement exactly the same which you mentioned. I have tried the query which you provided but got an error saying that "Invalid column reference for newColumn possible columns are ......" Thanks Venkatesh On Monday, August 10, 2015, Wangwenli <wangwe...@huawei.com<mailto:wangwe...@huawei.com>> wrote: something like this? create table newTable as select oldTable.*, newCol1,newCol2 from oldTable; ________________________________ wenli Regards From: venkatesh b<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','venkateshmailingl...@gmail.com');> Date: 2015-08-10 20:54 To: user<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','user@hive.apache.org');> Subject: How to create new table like existing with an extra column in single query. Hello, In hive we got a need that we need to create a new table like the old table with an extra column at run time. This must be done in a single query. No second query with alter table statement. Query like: Create table new_table like old_table , new_column datatype; Please help me out, searched in many forums but not found the solution. Please inform me if any other information is needed. Thanks & Regards Venkatesh ________________________________ IMPORTANT: The information contained in this email and/or its attachments is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by reply and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. Any review, use, reproduction, disclosure or dissemination of this message or any attachment by an unintended recipient is strictly prohibited. Neither this message nor any attachment is intended as or should be construed as an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument. Neither the sender, his or her employer nor any of their respective affiliates makes any warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any of the information contained herein or that this message or any of its attachments is free of viruses.
