Hi Stuti,
If you are looking for MRjob2 to run after MRjob1, ie the job dependency, you can use JobControl API, where you can manage the dependencies. Calling another Job from a Mapper is not a good idea. Thanks, Ravi Teja ________________________________ From: Stuti Awasthi [stutiawas...@hcl.com] Sent: 04 April 2012 16:04:19 To: mapreduce-user@hadoop.apache.org Subject: Calling one MR job within another MR job Hi all, We have a usecase in which I start with first MR1 job with input file as File1.txt, and from this job, call another MR2 job with input as File2.txt So : MRjob1{ Map(){ MRJob2(File2.txt) } } MRJob2{ Processing…. } My queries are is this kind of approach is possible and how much are the implications from the performance perspective. Regards, Stuti Awasthi HCL Comnet Systems and Services Ltd F-8/9 Basement, Sec-3,Noida. ________________________________ ::DISCLAIMER:: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. It shall not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of the author of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any mail and attachments please check them for viruses and defect. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------