chris0706
New Contributor II

I know this post is a little old, but Chat GPT actually put together a very clean and straightforward solution for me (in scala):

 

// Set the temporary output directory and the desired final file path
val tempDir = "/tmp/your_file_name"
val finalOutputPath = "/tmp/your_file_name.csv"
 
// Get a DataFrame that contains the relevant CSV file data
val df = spark.table("your_table_name")

// Write DataFrame to a single partition in the temporary directory
df.coalesce(1)
  .write
  .mode("overwrite")
  .option("header", "true")
  .csv(tempDir)

// List the files in the temporary directory to find the CSV file
val csvFile = dbutils.fs.ls(tempDir).filter(file => file.name.endsWith(".csv"))(0).path

// Move and rename the CSV file to the desired location
dbutils.fs.mv(csvFile, finalOutputPath)

// Remove the temporary directory
dbutils.fs.rm(tempDir, true)