DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dec; CREATE TABLE dec ( name string, value decimal(8,4)); LOAD DATA LOCAL INPATH '../../data/files/dec.txt' into TABLE dec; ANALYZE TABLE dec COMPUTE STATISTICS FOR COLUMNS value; DESC FORMATTED dec value; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS avro_dec; CREATE TABLE avro_dec( name string, value decimal(5,2)) COMMENT 'just drop the schema right into the HQL' STORED AS AVRO; DESC avro_dec; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE avro_dec SELECT name, value FROM dec; SELECT * FROM avro_dec; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS avro_dec1; CREATE TABLE avro_dec1( name string, value decimal(4,1)) COMMENT 'just drop the schema right into the HQL' STORED AS AVRO; DESC avro_dec1; LOAD DATA LOCAL INPATH '../../data/files/dec.avro' INTO TABLE avro_dec1; SELECT value FROM avro_dec1; DROP TABLE dec; DROP TABLE avro_dec; DROP TABLE avro_dec1;