SparkR doesn't support reading in SequenceFiles yet. It is a often requested feature though and we are working on it. Note that it is tricky to support sequence files and though there were discussions[1], this isn't supported in PySpark as well.
Thanks Shivaram [1] http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/spark-dev/201310.mbox/%3ccald+6go4b2t+w6cspxutmjxteipyjzw0fd-1dshtotqtwt9...@mail.gmail.com%3E On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Gary Malouf <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone been using SparkR to work with data from sequence files? We > use protobuf throughout our system and are considering whether to try out > SparkR. >
