How can I add comments in my pig script? I tried # but whenever that
gets ran in the pig console it complains.

Use - for single-line comments or /* */ for multi-line comments. Thanks,
On 3/11/11 11:38 AM, "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

How can I add comments in my pig script? I tried # but whenever that
gets ran in the pig console it complains.

Actually, --  for single line comments (sql style).
http://pig.apache.org/docs/r0.8.0/piglatin_ref1.html#Using+Comments+in+Pig+L
atin+Scripts

On 3/10/11 10:14 PM, "Rekha Joshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Use - for single-line comments or /* */ for multi-line comments. Thanks,
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> On 3/11/11 11:38 AM, "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> How can I add comments in my pig script? I tried # but whenever that
> gets ran in the pig console it complains.
>
>
>
>

Thanks

On 3/10/11 10:14 PM, Rekha Joshi wrote:
> Use - for single-line comments or /* */ for multi-line comments. Thanks,
>
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> On 3/11/11 11:38 AM, "Mark"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  wrote:
>
> How can I add comments in my pig script? I tried # but whenever that
> gets ran in the pig console it complains.
>
>
>
>

Probably you have already figured out, but for the sake of others, the single line comment starts with  '--' (two dashes) instead.

Thanks,
Xuefu

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 7:34 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Comments in pig scripts

Thanks

On 3/10/11 10:14 PM, Rekha Joshi wrote:
> Use - for single-line comments or /* */ for multi-line comments.
> Thanks,
>
>
> On 3/11/11 11:38 AM, "Mark"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  wrote:
>
> How can I add comments in my pig script? I tried # but whenever that
> gets ran in the pig console it complains.
>
>
>
>