Problem accessing fields in a tuple

[ggrambo]

Hello,

I'm trying to generate a tuple from a very wide data set, but running in to problems.   I'm running Pig 0.9.0 r1148983 in local mode.

Because the data set it so wide, I'd prefer not to explicitly state each field, and instead use either * or the $0..$N syntax when generating the tuple.  Additionally, the schema of each field is quite long and arbitrary as the data has been generated using macros. (Which is essentially why I'm putting the data into a tuple - so that further down in my script I can more easily refer to the fields)

The code below illustrates the issue I'm having referencing fields in the tuple.  Is it a bug, or am I missing something?

Thanks in advance,

Grahame

describe a;
a: {f1: int,f2: int,f3: int,f4: int,f5: int,f6: int,f7: int,f8: int,f9: int,f10: int}

aa = FOREACH a GENERATE $0, TOTUPLE($2,$3,$4,$5);
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.$0; -- OK
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.f3; -- OK
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.$1; -- OK
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.f4; -- OK

aa = FOREACH a GENERATE $0, TOTUPLE($2..$5); -- should be the same as above?
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.$0; -- OK
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.f3; -- ERROR
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.$1; -- ERROR
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.f4; -- ERROR

aa = FOREACH a GENERATE $0, TOTUPLE(*);
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.$0; -- ok
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.f3; -- ERROR
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.$1; -- ERROR
aaa = FOREACH aa GENERATE $0, $1.f4; -- ERROR