Spark Issue: Cannot Create a Path from An Empty String

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Issue¶

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Can not create a Path from an empty string

Possible Causes¶

The error you are seeing could be from number of things:

1. parameters , check for ${param} in the code and make sure it has value

2. create external table with invalid path (path containing spaces or parameter that is null)

3. insert overwrite directory statement with invalid path.

Solutions¶

Identify the root cause and fix accordingly.

References¶

https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=132895