Not really a good design or a use of column families. I would strongly suggest that you rethink your schema.
On Nov 28, 2012, at 5:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Mohammad, > Our requirement is that, > Initially we have created a table 'emp' with the below detail in single > column family (cfemp ) > cfemp:eno > cfemp:ename > cfemp:address > > After that we have added two columns in the table ( address2, address3 and > city), > We plan to create a new coloum family called 'cfadd' to store all the > address details as below > cfemp:eno > cfemp:ename > cfadd:address -- Previously it was in cfemp column family > cfadd:address2 > cfadd:address3 > cfadd:city > > Regards, > Ravi > > -----Mohammad Tariq <[email protected]> wrote: ----- > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > From: Mohammad Tariq <[email protected]> > Date: 11/28/2012 02:39PM > Subject: Re: Changing column family in hbase > > Hello Ravi, > > Short answer, no. We don't have a way to achieve this. At lest I am not > aware of any. (Please share with us if you are able to achieve this.) > > But, just out of curiosity, I would like to ask you, why would you want to > do that? I mean I don't see any fundamental difference between both the > schemata. > > Regards, > Mohammad Tariq > > > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:28 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> We need to change columns of Hbase table from one column family to >> another column family . >> >> Example :- >> HBase table Name :- emp >> >> Column family :- cf1 >> Under the column family cf1, we have the following columns >> cf1: no >> cf1:name >> cf1:salary >> cf1: job >> >> We have created another column family called 'cf2' in the same table >> 'emp' >> >> How to replace Column family cf1's columns to another column family >> 'cf2' like below ? >> >> cf2: no >> cf2:name >> cf2:salary >> cf2: job >> >> Regards >> Ravi >> >> >> >> This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is >> sent for the intended recipient(s) only. If by an addressing or >> transmission error this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested >> to delete this mail immediately. You are also hereby notified that any use, >> any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, >> distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message, contents or its >> attachment other than by its intended recipient/s is strictly prohibited. >> >> Visit us at http://www.polarisFT.com >> > > > This e-Mail may contain proprietary and confidential information and is sent > for the intended recipient(s) only. If by an addressing or transmission > error this mail has been misdirected to you, you are requested to delete this > mail immediately. You are also hereby notified that any use, any form of > reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution > and/or publication of this e-mail message, contents or its attachment other > than by its intended recipient/s is strictly prohibited. > > Visit us at http://www.polarisFT.com
