PATHPATTERN Option | CREATE FOREIGN TABLE | Teradata Vantage - PATHPATTERN - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
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IntelliFlex
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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[Optional] NOS populates value.

value has this syntax:

/$variable_name[...]

Each slash (/) represents a key level.

The final variable_name (that is, value) cannot end with a slash.

Each variable_name can appear only once.

The variable names align with the entries in the key prefix location string. The first variable_name corresponds to first entry after the bucket name. For example, this value:

/$category/$filetype/$year/$month

Corresponds to this key prefix:

US-Crimes/csv-files/2001/Dec/

Default:

'$Var1/$Var2/$Var3/$Var4/$Var5/$Var6/$Var7/$Var8/$Var9/$Var10
/$Var11/$Var12/$Var13/$Var14/$Var15/$Var16/$Var17/$Var18/$Var19/$Var20'