Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hive-user-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hive-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 81EB44509 for ; Mon, 23 May 2011 20:21:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 54736 invoked by uid 500); 23 May 2011 20:21:16 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hive-user-archive@hive.apache.org Received: (qmail 54681 invoked by uid 500); 23 May 2011 20:21:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@hive.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@hive.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@hive.apache.org Received: (qmail 54673 invoked by uid 99); 23 May 2011 20:21:16 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 May 2011 20:21:16 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of luke.forehand@networkedinsights.com designates 66.46.182.56 as permitted sender) Received: from [66.46.182.56] (HELO relay.ihostexchange.net) (66.46.182.56) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 May 2011 20:21:09 +0000 Received: from VMBX114.ihostexchange.net ([192.168.30.14]) by hub106.ihostexchange.net ([66.46.182.56]) with mapi; Mon, 23 May 2011 16:20:47 -0400 From: Luke Forehand To: "user@hive.apache.org" Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 16:20:45 -0400 Subject: hive storing a byte array Thread-Topic: hive storing a byte array Thread-Index: AcwZhuZYqw+BK80ARziiROpn3QeB/A== Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4DDABDA4.5030500@opendns.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: user-agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.0.0.100825 acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Hello, Can someone please provide an example in Hive, how I can store a serialized object in a field? A field type of byte array or binary or blob is really what I was looking for, but if something slightly less trivial is involved some instruction would be much appreciated. This object is used in a custom UDF later on in the processing pipeline. -Luke