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[jira] [Commented] (SPARK-19115) SparkSQL unsupported the command " create external table if not exist new_tbl like old_tbl"

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Xiao Li commented on SPARK-19115:
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When the location of the table is not user provided, it will be a managed table. It is not a bug, but by design.

> SparkSQL unsupported the command " create external table if not exist  new_tbl like old_tbl"
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: SPARK-19115
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-19115
>             Project: Spark
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: SQL
>    Affects Versions: 2.0.1
>         Environment: spark2.0.1 hive1.2.1
>            Reporter: Xiaochen Ouyang
>
> spark2.0.1 unsupported the command " create external table if not exist  new_tbl like old_tbl"
> we tried to modify the  sqlbase.g4 file,change
> "    | CREATE TABLE (IF NOT EXISTS)? target=tableIdentifier
>         LIKE source=tableIdentifier                                    #createTableLike"
> to
> "    | CREATE EXTERNAL? TABLE (IF NOT EXISTS)? target=tableIdentifier
>         LIKE source=tableIdentifier                                    #createTableLike"
> and then we compiled spark and replaced the jar "spark-catalyst-2.0.1.jar" ,after that,we found we can run command "create external table if not exist  new_tbl like old_tbl" successfully,unfortunately we found the generated table's type is  MANAGED_TABLE other than  EXTERNAL_TABLE in metastore database .



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