set hive.fetch.task.conversion=more; DESCRIBE FUNCTION length; DESCRIBE FUNCTION EXTENDED length; CREATE TABLE dest1(len INT); EXPLAIN FROM src1 INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest1 SELECT length(src1.value); FROM src1 INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE dest1 SELECT length(src1.value); SELECT dest1.* FROM dest1; DROP TABLE dest1; -- Test with non-ascii characters. CREATE TABLE dest1(name STRING) STORED AS TEXTFILE; LOAD DATA LOCAL INPATH '../../data/files/kv4.txt' INTO TABLE dest1; EXPLAIN SELECT length(dest1.name) FROM dest1; SELECT length(dest1.name) FROM dest1;