what is "text"? i.e. what is the "val text = ..." definition?
If text is a String itself then indeed sc.parallelize(Array(text)) is doing the correct thing in this case. On Tue, 23 Aug 2016 at 19:42 Mich Talebzadeh <mich.talebza...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am sure someone know this :) > > Created a dynamic text string which has format > > scala> println(text) > > (1,"hNjLJEgjxn"),(2,"lgryHkVlCN"),(3,"ukswqcanVC"),(4,"ZFULVxzAsv"),(5,"LNzOozHZPF"),(6,"KZPYXTqMkY"),(7,"DVjpOvVJTw"),(8,"LKRYrrLrLh"),(9,"acheneIPDM"),(10,"iGZTrKfXNr") > > now if I do > > scala> val df = > sc.parallelize((Array((1,"hNjLJEgjxn"),(2,"lgryHkVlCN"),(3,"ukswqcanVC"),(4,"ZFULVxzAsv"),(5,"LNzOozHZPF"),(6,"KZPYXTqMkY"),(7,"DVjpOvVJTw"),(8,"LKRYrrLrLh"),(9,"acheneIPDM"),(10,"iGZTrKfXNr")))) > df: org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD[(Int, String)] = ParallelCollectionRDD[230] > at parallelize at <console>:39 > scala> df.count > res157: Long = 10 > It shows ten Array elements, which is correct. > > Now if I pass that text into Array it only sees one row > > scala> val df = sc.parallelize((Array(text))) > df: org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD[String] = ParallelCollectionRDD[228] at > parallelize at <console>:41 > scala> df.count > res158: Long = 1 > > Basically it sees it as one element of array > > scala> df.first > res165: String = > (1,"hNjLJEgjxn"),(2,"lgryHkVlCN"),(3,"ukswqcanVC"),(4,"ZFULVxzAsv"),(5,"LNzOozHZPF"),(6,"KZPYXTqMkY"),(7,"DVjpOvVJTw"),(8,"LKRYrrLrLh"),(9,"acheneIPDM"),(10,"iGZTrKfXNr") > Which is not what I want. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > > > > > > > This works fine > > Dr Mich Talebzadeh > > > > LinkedIn * > https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw > <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAAAWh2gBxianrbJd6zP6AcPCCdOABUrV8Pw>* > > > > http://talebzadehmich.wordpress.com > > > *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for any > loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may arise > from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly disclaimed. > The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages arising from > such loss, damage or destruction. > > >