READ_NOS combined with a CREATE TABLE AS clause accesses data from the object store and creates a permanent table for the data inside the database, without needing to create a foreign table first.
READ_NOS does not need to be specified in the command. The SELECT statement invokes it.
In this example, all the data in the object store identified by the LOCATION is loaded into the database.
The examples and results show a sample river flow data set. To use your own data, replace the table and column names, and authorization object.
- To run NOS-related commands, log on to the database as a user with the required privileges.
- Create and load the table:
CREATE MULTISET TABLE multiset_table_name AS ( SELECT columnX, columnY, ...columnN FROM ( LOCATION='YOUR-OBJECT-STORE-URI' AUTHORIZATION=authorization_object ) AS d ) WITH DATA;
See Variable Substitutions for Examples for the credentials and location values for the sample river flow data set.
Example: Loading External Data into the Database Using READ_NOS and CREATE TABLE AS
Create and load the table:
CREATE MULTISET TABLE riverflowperm AS ( SELECT site_no, Flow, GageHeight, Precipitation, datetime, GageHeight2 FROM ( LOCATION='/s3/td-usgs-public.s3.amazonaws.com/CSVDATA/' AUTHORIZATION=MyAuthObj ) AS d ) WITH DATA;
Show the number of rows in the table:
SELECT COUNT (*) FROM riverflowperm;
Your result will be similar to the following:
Count(*) ----------- 17058