Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-core-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 29082 invoked from network); 10 Feb 2008 02:49:58 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 10 Feb 2008 02:49:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 66542 invoked by uid 500); 10 Feb 2008 02:49:48 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-core-user-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 66512 invoked by uid 500); 10 Feb 2008 02:49:48 -0000 Mailing-List: contact core-user-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: core-user@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list core-user@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 66501 invoked by uid 99); 10 Feb 2008 02:49:47 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:49:47 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.8 required=10.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO,SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [69.50.2.13] (HELO ex9.myhostedexchange.com) (69.50.2.13) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:49:03 +0000 Received: from 75.214.116.168 ([75.214.116.168]) by ex9.hostedexchange.local ([69.50.2.13]) with Microsoft Exchange Server HTTP-DAV ; Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:49:21 +0000 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.3.3.061214 Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:49:17 -0800 Subject: Re: Best Practice? From: Ted Dunning To: Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Best Practice? Thread-Index: AchrdQUu4HlKePRBRcafO9YB4E6/+gAGoHaU In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Put them in the job configuration and over-ride the configure method to get access to them. Then store them in fields in the mapper or reducer until you need them. On 2/9/08 3:39 PM, "Jeff Eastman" wrote: > What's the best way to get additional configuration arguments to my > mappers and reducers? > > > > Jeff >