paul-rogers commented on a change in pull request #2030: Update docs for
Metastore to point that all format plugins are supported
URL: https://github.com/apache/drill/pull/2030#discussion_r394535049
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File path: _docs/connect-a-data-source/035-plugin-configuration-basics.md
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@@ -147,6 +149,45 @@ fieldDelimiter => ',', extractHeader => true))``
For more information about format plugin configuration see ["Text Files: CSV,
TSV, PSV"]({{site.baseurl}}{{site.baseurl}}/docs/text-files-csv-tsv-psv/).
+## Specifying the Schema as Table Function Parameter
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+Starting from Drill 1.17, table schema may be indicated in the query using
table function.
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+It is useful when the user does not want to persist schema in table root
location or when reading from file, not folder.
+Schema parameter can be used as an individual unit or together with format
plugin table properties.
Review comment:
(Combine four paragraphs.) Table schemas normally reside in the root folder
of each table. You an also specify a schema for an individual query using a
table function and specifying the `SCHEMA` property. You can combine the schema
with format plugin properties. The syntax is similar...
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