3 Replies Latest reply on Aug 15, 2012 1:45 PM by ichanjasper

    MetaData for Text File

    ichanjasper

      I am looking at Text File example for Teiid embedded version 8.1.  And it seems like the metadata information for text file is  written within the SQL statement.  See below:

       

      "select stock.* from (call Market_Price.getTextFiles('*.txt')) f, TEXTTABLE(f.file COLUMNS symbol string, price bigdecimal HEADER) stock";

       

      I am wondering would it be possible to set the MetaData information in FileManagedConnectionFactory instead? 

       

      METADATA INFO:  (call Market_Price.getTextFiles('*.txt')) f, TEXTTABLE(f.file COLUMNS symbol string, price bigdecimal HEADER) stock

       

      Teiid can execute a cleaner SQL statement in runtime for text file.  Like below:

       

      "select stock.* from stock";

       

       

      Thanks

       

      Man-Kit

        • 1. Re: MetaData for Text File
          rareddy

          Man-Kit,

           

          The end result is just like you mentioned, you can call

           

          "select stock.* from stock"

           

          ConnectionFactory - Provides the connection to the source and executes the given native query and returns results.

           

          Translator - Defines the metadata for the source in dynamic scenarios, and provides the translation layer where given Teiid SQL query is converted to a source specific query, which gets passed down to a connection factory. You can also choose to define the metadata in the form of DDL using these https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/teiid81final/DDL+Metadata which the example has done.

           

          They are divided by their functionality, so you can not define the metadata on the Connection Factory. I think we should add some example queries uses can run to the embedded example.

           

          Ramesh..

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          • 2. Re: MetaData for Text File
            shawkins

            Man-Kit,

             

            Do you mean the embedded kit example, or the dynamic vdb portfolio example?   

             

            To further what Ramesh is highlighting about encapsulation you can check the examples under docs/teiid/examples.  If you are using a dynamic vdb,  see the dyanmicvdb-twitter example for a vdb.xml that specifies a virtual procedure in ddl.  You can do the same thing, but for your stock view.  If you are using Teiid embedded, then see the embedded-portfolio example TeiidEmbeddedPortfolio class where there is a setSchemaText call on the portfolio schema/model.  You can then see that there is a query executed against the portfolio view at the end of the main method.

             

            Steve

            • 3. Re: MetaData for Text File
              ichanjasper

              Thank you, Steven and Ramesh.  Yes, I am using Teiid embedded version.  I will take a look at TeiidEmbeddedPortolio class.  Thanks for your help!

               

              Man-Kit