According to the docs, It should work. http://pig.apache.org/docs/r0.12.0/basic.html#register
Stupid question, but is the path correct? Is it on HDFS or local disk? On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Anthony Alleven <aalle...@iastate.edu>wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to use a User Defined Function and I am unable to get Pig > to recognize my compiled jar file when I have a path to the file. The > file works when I put the jar file into the working directory for Pig, > but I am a teaching assistant for a big-data course and we need > students to put their work in their respective directories. > > Below is my pig script for my application: > REGISTER MovingAverage.jar; > --REGISTER /class/s14419x/lab7/MovingAverage.jar; > > The first line works, but the second gives me: > > ERROR org.apache.pig.tools.grunt.Grunt - ERROR 101: file > '/class/s14419x/lab7/MovingAverage.jar' does not exist. > > I am teaching UDFs for a lab tomorrow so I would really appreciate any > help or insight you could offer. > > Also, big fan of Pig. Keep it up! > > Tony > -- > Anthony Alleven > (952)-250-7166 > Senior, Computer Engineering > IEEE | President > Microsoft Ambassador >