I am trying to import data from a free form mysql query into hive. I need the files to be as AVRO data files, but when i pass the --as-avrodatafile option, i get a compatibility error. Is there a way i can tell sqoop to use the avro file format?
$ bin/sqoop import -jt <jobtracker> --connect jdbc:mysql://<mydbserver>*/*<mydb> --username <dbuser> --password <dbpwd> --target-dir /user/pkhadloya/sqoop/mytable --query “<my query> WHERE \$CONDITIONS" --num-mappers 1 --hive-import --hive-table mytable --create-hive-table --as-avrodatafile ~Pratik
