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vinaykumar
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Log files are not getting deleted automatically after logRetentionDuration internal

Hi team Log files are not getting deleted automatically after logRetentionDuration internal from delta log folder and after analysis , I see checkpoint files are not getting created after 10 commits . Below table properties using spark.sql(    f"""  ...

No checkpoint.parquet
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alex307
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Any body get any solution?

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Christine
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ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS does not recognize "IF NOT EXIST". How do I add a column to an existing delta table with SQL if the column does not already exist?

How do I add a column to an existing delta table with SQL if the column does not already exist?I am using the following code: <%sqlALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS column_name type; >but it prints the error: <[PARSE_SYNTAX_ERROR] Synta...

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UmaMahesh1
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Hi @Christine Pedersen​ I guess IF NOT EXISTS or IF EXISTS can be used in conjunction with DROP or PARTITIONS according to the documentation. If you want to do this the same checking way, you can do using a try catch block in pyspark or as per your l...

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