I would like to select some constants and there is no from clause,
but hive says it needs one.  Do I have to create a dummy table for
these or is there a better way?

select 'this', 'and', 'that';

elein
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You have to create a dummy table. I think there is a JIRA open to provide a usage similar to the one you mentioned below.

Ashish

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Subject: Simple question FROM clause
I would like to select some constants and there is no from clause, but hive says it needs one.  Do I have to create a dummy table for these or is there a better way?

select 'this', 'and', 'that';

elein
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