external_table()
References an external table by name.
external_table('StormEvent')
Note
- The
external_tablefunction has similar restrictions as the table function. - Standard query limits apply to external table queries as well.
Syntax
external_table ( TableName [, MappingName ] )
Arguments
TableName: The name of the external table being queried. Must be a string literal referencing an external table of kind
blob,adlorsql.MappingName: An optional name of the mapping object that maps the fields in the actual (external) data shards to the columns output by this function.