Spark SQL is a subset of Hive SQL which by and large supports ANSI 92 SQL including search parameters like above
scala> sqlContext.sql("select count(1) from oraclehadoop.channels where channel_desc like ' %b_xx%'").show +---+ |_c0| +---+ | 0| +---+ So check Hive QL Language support HTH Dr Mich Talebzadeh LinkedIn * https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw>* http://talebzadehmich.wordpress.com *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for any loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may arise from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly disclaimed. The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages arising from such loss, damage or destruction. On 21 July 2016 at 08:20, Linyuxin <linyu...@huawei.com> wrote: > Hi All > > Newbee here. > > My spark version is 1.5.1 > > > > And I want to know how can I find the Specification of Spark SQL to find > out that if it is supported ‘a like %b_xx’ or other sql syntax >