ORC Reader

This Node Is Deprecated — This version of the node has been replaced with a new and improved version. The old version is kept for backwards-compatibility, but for all new workflows we suggest to use the version linked below.
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Reader for ORC files. It reads either single files or all files in a given directory. Does support all ORC types except map, struct and union.

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Input
The file or directory to read.

Input Type Mapping

Change the ORC to KNIME type mapping configuration for subsequent nodes by selecting a KNIME type to the given ORC Type. The dialog allows you to add new or change existing type mapping rules.

Mapping by Name
Columns that match the given name (or regular expression) and ORC type will be mapped to the specified KNIME type.
Mapping by Type
Columns that match the given ORC type will be mapped to the specified KNIME type.

Input Ports

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Optional port for a remote connection.

Output Ports

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Data table containing the data of the ORC file.

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension KNIME Extension for Big Data File Formats from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.5

A zipped version of the software site can be downloaded here.

Plugin provider: KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Plugin version: 5.5.0.v202506131417
On NodePit since: 2025-07-02
Last update: 2025-07-05
Tags: StreamableDeprecated
KNIME versions: Since v3.6

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