Loading xml data into hive table :org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.HiveException

Question

I\'m trying to load XML data into Hive but I\'m getting an error :

java.lang.RuntimeException: org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.HiveException: Hive Runt

Answer 1

Reason for error :

1) case-1 : (your case) - xml content is being fed to hive as line by line.

input xml:

  11
  Computer
  44


  44
  Fantasy
  5

  

check in hive :

select count(*) from xmltable;  // return 13 rows - means each line in individual row with col xmldata  

Reason for err :

XML is being read as 13 pieces not at unified. so invalid XML

2) case-2 : xml content should be fed to hive as singleString - XpathUDFs works refer syntax : All functions follow the form: xpath_(xml_string, xpath_expression_string).* source

input.xml

11Computer4444Fantasy5

check in hive:

select count(*) from xmltable; // returns 1 row - XML is properly read as complete XML.

Means :

xmldata   =  ...... 

then apply your xpathUDF like this

select xpath(xmldata, 'xpath_expression_string' ) from xmltable