Hi Rakesh, There was some known concern with explicit cast not working when data is complex type (eg: bags). Check PIG-616. It is marked resolved now. As a confirmatory step, you can try removing the explicit cast of chararray and check?
Thanks & Regards, /Rekha. On 10/21/10 11:58 AM, "rakesh kothari" <rkothari_...@hotmail.com> wrote: