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CREATE TABLE As SELECT

Function

This command is used to create a CarbonData table by specifying the list of fields along with the table properties.

Syntax

CREATE TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name STORED AS carbondata [TBLPROPERTIES (key1=val1, key2=val2, ...)] AS select_statement;

Parameter Description

Table 1 CREATE TABLE parameters

Parameter

Description

db_name

Database name that contains letters, digits, and underscores (_).

table_name

Table name of a database that contains letters, digits, and underscores (_).

STORED AS

Used to store data in CarbonData format.

TBLPROPERTIES

List of CarbonData table properties. For details, see Precautions.

Precautions

N/A

Examples

CREATE TABLE ctas_select_parquet STORED AS carbondata as select * from parquet_ctas_test;

System Response

This example will create a Carbon table from any Parquet table and load all the records from the Parquet table.

Parent topic: DDL