CSV - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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en-US
ft:lastEdition
2025-11-22
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Product Category
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CREATE FOREIGN TABLE Statement

CREATE FOREIGN TABLE CSVTab1
USING (LOCATION ('/s3/td-usgs-public.s3.amazonaws.com/CSVDATA/'));

SHOW TABLE Statement

SHOW TABLE CSVTab1;
CREATE MULTISET FOREIGN TABLE CSVTab1 ,FALLBACK ,
     MAP = TD_MAP1
     (
      Location VARCHAR(2048) CHARACTER SET UNICODE CASESPECIFIC,
      GageHeight2 DECIMAL(3,2),
      Flow DECIMAL(3,2),
      site_no INTEGER,
      datetime TIMESTAMP(0) FORMAT 'Y4-MM-DDBHH:MI',
      Precipitation DECIMAL(3,2),
      GageHeight DECIMAL(3,2))
USING
(
      LOCATION  ('/s3/td-usgs-public.s3.amazonaws.com/CSVDATA/')
      MANIFEST  ('FALSE')
      PATHPATTERN  ('$var1/$site_no/$var3/$var4/$var5')
      ROWFORMAT  ('{"field_delimiter":",","record_delimiter":"\n","character_set":"LATIN"}')
      STOREDAS  ('TEXTFILE')
      HEADER  ('TRUE')
      STRIP_EXTERIOR_SPACES  ('FALSE')
      STRIP_ENCLOSING_CHAR  ('NONE')
)
NO PRIMARY INDEX ;