topic reading databricks tables in Get Started Discussions https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/reading-databricks-tables/m-p/60312#M6556 <P>Hello,<BR />Currently I have created databricks tables in the hive_metastore.databases<BR />To read these tables using a select * query inside the databricks notebook, I have to make sure the databrcks cluster is started.<BR />Question is to do with reading the databricks tables from a c# website.<BR />1- should the cluster be on all the time in databricks? so c# can access the tables?<BR />2- is there a way for c# to hit the tables and yet spin-up the cluster if required to read data?<BR />3- do I have to setup a sql warehouse for c# to read the tables?<BR />4- how can I prepare the close to real cost of how much reading these data from c# will cost?</P><P>Thank you</P> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:07:36 GMT arkiboys 2024-02-15T13:07:36Z reading databricks tables https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/reading-databricks-tables/m-p/60312#M6556 <P>Hello,<BR />Currently I have created databricks tables in the hive_metastore.databases<BR />To read these tables using a select * query inside the databricks notebook, I have to make sure the databrcks cluster is started.<BR />Question is to do with reading the databricks tables from a c# website.<BR />1- should the cluster be on all the time in databricks? so c# can access the tables?<BR />2- is there a way for c# to hit the tables and yet spin-up the cluster if required to read data?<BR />3- do I have to setup a sql warehouse for c# to read the tables?<BR />4- how can I prepare the close to real cost of how much reading these data from c# will cost?</P><P>Thank you</P> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:07:36 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/reading-databricks-tables/m-p/60312#M6556 arkiboys 2024-02-15T13:07:36Z Re: reading databricks tables https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/reading-databricks-tables/m-p/61023#M6558 <P>thank you</P> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 15:34:45 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/reading-databricks-tables/m-p/61023#M6558 arkiboys 2024-02-18T15:34:45Z