[HIVE-14786] Beeline displays binary column data as string instead of byte array

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0
• Component/s: Beeline
• Assignee: Barna Zsombor Klara
• Reporter: Ram Mettu
• Created: 17/Sep/16 11:31
• Updated: 22/May/18 23:59
• Resolved: 07/Aug/17 08:54

Description

In Beeline, doing a SELECT binaryColName FROM tableName; results in displays data as string type (which looks corrupted due to unprintable chars). Instead Beeline should display binary columns as byte array.

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